Power in process (for artists of all kinds)

Power in process (for artists of all kinds)

| creativity

I’m crossing the finish line on this seventh and final day of my daily-post-for-a-week challenge. I can’t think of a better way to wrap it up than with a post about “process” and recognizing its place in my studio–and even in my life....
The art of simplification

The art of simplification

| ponderings

It’s the sixth day of my daily-post-for-a-week challenge so here are six of my favorite quotes on simplifying your life and work. (Above photo: A cover from one of my sketchbooks–I started carving with an exacto blade.)   The ability to simplify means...

Poetry in Motion

| performing arts

Thoughts on day five of my daily-post-for-a-week challenge: For me, the beauty of Hula is that the words, rich in meaning and story, provoke and inspire a deep well of expression in the dance. It is poetry in motion. As a hula dancer with Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu, under...
It’s a comical world

It’s a comical world

| visual arts

Now that it’s day four of my daily-post-for-a-week challenge… Did you know that comics can be found anywhere besides comic books and newspapers? I learned this thanks to the CA College of the Arts online class I’m taking through Kadenze....

A writer’s advice (and book): Take Joy

| literary arts

I’ve owned the book Take Joy by renowned author Jane Yolen since 2014 but I’ve not read it cover to cover. Instead, I’ve skipped around the book, soaking up stories and writerly wisdoms from its pages in a manner similar to sopping up olive oil with...