It can feel so vulnerable dreaming big. To have a vision that feels so huge that some days it can make you feel tiny. To fiercely believe in the purity, power and beauty of your dream and yet… Yet to not be so attached to your dream that you shut yourself off from possibility or [...]
Category Archives: Dreams
Brave Enough
May 14, 2012 – 9:51 am
I leave for France a week today. (WHEEEE!)) In 6 days, I have to pay my second tuition payment for the year. The first program is almost paid for, but now I have to pay for the second program. I need another $5,400, to cover tuition, rent & food for at least the first few [...]
An Artist’s Odyssey, explained with a series of pictures!
May 11, 2012 – 6:06 pm
(Royalty-free music courtesy of Dan-o: http://www.danosongs.com/#music) Yesterday, I was sitting in the doctor’s office waiting to get some test results (good news! all is well!) when I suddenly had an idea. I knew I had to make this video, to explain in my own quirky way why going to France to study art is so [...]
Remembering to dream
May 9, 2012 – 3:30 pm
Three years ago, I moved out of my parents’ home and across the country. Last week, I came back home to stay for a bit before I go to France. It’s been 2 years since I set foot in my old bedroom. As I lay in bed the first night, I was deeply struck by [...]
Between the strong and the small
May 7, 2012 – 9:42 am
I’ve spent most of this year flip-flopping between 2 states of mind. In the first state of mind, I am strong, confident, powerful, and focused. Everything goes swimmingly. Jobs show up, paintings practically sell themselves, and my voice is clear and strong. The words that I want to share flow freely from my fingertips. I [...]
Living in limbo
May 5, 2012 – 10:11 am
In just over 2 weeks, I leave for France. Right now, I’m home with my family in Niagara, Ontario, spending time with them before I leave. I’m a little bit shell-shocked. Adaptability is not something I’m especially good at (Change?! What?!) and I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that I no longer [...]
A sneak peek at Sketches from the Road 2012
April 24, 2012 – 3:30 pm
Can you believe that this Friday morning is when my crazy French adventure begins? I’m a packing, cleaning, painting hurricane right now, so this is just a quick note! To celebrate the beginning of the adventure, I wanted to share a taste of Sketches from the Road with you, by making a sort of “pilot” [...]
The only thing I want for my birthday is…
March 20, 2012 – 10:40 am
France. I promised myself that today, despite all of my fears about getting the rest of this money together and feeling super uncomfortable about promoting myself and asking for money so I can go back to school and not starve and selling my paintings and blah blah blah…. Anyways, I promised myself that today, on [...]
The last stand: $363, love, fear and baby steps
January 20, 2012 – 10:52 am
This is it. Today’s the day. My tuition is due by the end of the day, and as the fancy pink graphic below shows, I’m just $363 from my goal. BAM! That feels good. As I wrote the other day, I’ve been working hard to make sure that my journey is one of love, [...]
A journey of love, not fear.
January 18, 2012 – 3:22 pm
I am 3 days and $900 away from paying my tuition + rent to return to France. Of the total almost $7000 I thought I’d have to pay, having $900 left feels like something akin to a miracle. Between scholarships, sponsorships and generous donations, I am thisclose to officially being able to start my journey. [...]
