I’m giving away 5 sets of greeting cards!

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This holiday season I’m giving away 5 sets of holiday greeting cards. There are four designs and each one has an image from my artwork. The cards are blank on the inside and 4×6 size. I’m using an app to help me select five people and if you want to win, just click the image…

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4 Door 12×12 paintings for CAW’s Ready to hang art show

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CAW is an amazing community art space in Santa Barbara. Today they have a one day pop up show that features over 400 artworks, all 12×12 inches in size. I submitted four from my door series.

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Symbolic meaning for 11:11 – a time portal

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The 11:11 time and date is symbolic. When I see 11:11, it is a reminder to be at peace in my mind and in a truce with those that could be conflicts. This is particularly true for the idea of opposites in balance, such as man and woman. Why does it mean that to me?…

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Collaborating with the Pagan Baby Team!

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In the last couple of months, I have had the opportunity to collaborate as a collage artist and digital media consultant on an art installation by Tracy Ferron. Working on her team is such a pleasure. The project is incredible, and all the people involved are genuinely inspiring. Honestly, I can’t say enough about how…

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White peacock dream symbolism

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Last night I dreamt that I found a peacock wandering on a tennis court and as I looked closely it’s feathers turned from dark to white. The transformation was so shocking and beautiful. I woke up in a state of wonder about what I had just experienced in the dream. It took me a while…

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zombie apocalypse dream

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I drop the zombie apocalypse game and despite running I got bit and I turned into a zombie but I turned out to be kind of like a half breed where I was dead but I looked alive. Then some real people came with the baby and we were able to walk up and see…

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Joyful old oil paint 🎨studio photos

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You know that junk drawer in the desk?  I have something similar for oil paint. I haven’t purchased any new tubes because I’m moving toward non toxic art materials. Today I took some photos of the paint while I was working in the studio. It’s something I love, the oil painting process. Sometime the cap…

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Friday the 13th! 3 dreams with the word ‘party’ to inspire magic

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Below are three dreams from my journal that all include the word, party. I’ve combined the words with images from stock art. The featured image is from Dead Dave’s Blacklight Lounge, my family’s theme camp, at this years Burning Man. (more photos here) What do you dream about? Can your dreams help you live a more…

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