by Sarah Marie Lacy | Apr 7, 2016 | inspiration
I don’t talk about this much in this newsletter, but I love painting portraits. (Oddly enough, I talk about my love of portraiture all the time in my “real” life, but I don’t tend to bring it up often when I talk about my art practice. I’m not really certain why that... by Sarah Marie Lacy | Oct 15, 2014 | Art, inspiration
I’m reworking both my bio and my artist statement this week. My bio is embarrassingly out of date and my artist statement feels disconnected from the work that I’m trying to make. I’ve been journaling like mad and writing answers to questions like... by Sarah Marie Lacy | Jan 3, 2012 | Creativity, inspiration, Passion
When I was 10, I auditioned for the National Ballet School. There were 4 of us in this particular audition – myself, a girl I barely remember with fuzzy brown hair, a boy, and then The Girl. The Girl who danced like she had angel wings. I’d been dancing for 5 years... by Sarah Marie Lacy | Nov 18, 2011 | Dreams, Healing Emotional Wounds, inspiration
(I wrote this months ago and filed it away in a random folder on my computer, titled “Manifesto”. I just found it again and knew I had to share it.) I believe that there is a light inside of you, just waiting to shine. I believe that there is something... by Sarah Marie Lacy | Mar 23, 2011 | inspiration
I seem to be playing the comparison game with myself lately. You know – the one where you look at everyone else’s success and tell yourself that you’ll never measure up? I haven’t played it in a while, but I’m not at my best lately, so... by Sarah Marie Lacy | Oct 22, 2010 | Dreams, Fear, inspiration
Lately, I’ve been having the same conversation again and again. For some reason, some people who know me think that I’m special. That I have some kind of superpower, or luxury, or something, that has made it possible for me to live my life on my own terms....