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Paula Moderson-Becker, self portrait Though maybe it seems like a strange topic for the holiday season—I wanted to touch on the elegant + mysterious power of separation. Sometimes leaving is…
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“She Finally Found the Thing That Worked” Acrylic, collage and oil pastel on canvas. Original is available. Here are a few ideas from me to help you SHOW up and…
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“She Was Joyful Though She Had Considered The Facts” from Wendell Berry: “Expect the end of the world. Laugh. Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the…
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Many of us put creativity off, but creativity is too delicious, too holy, too magnificent, and too dang YEEHAW-generating to be put on hold. To quote Elizabeth Gilbert, “A creative life is an…
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Please note this is a TWO DAY EVENT November 1st 12-5 pm November 2nd 10-2 pm WHERE: 1811 East 8th Street near Sarah’s Table restaurant WHAT: Art, books, card…
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My Dad was born during the Great Depression and Taught Me Stuff. He encouraged us to turn off lights and to buy our cars used. In grad school, I subscribed…
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Here are this week’s ideas to help you SHOW UP AND GROW in your own life. 1. I SOMETIMES STRUGGLE TO FEEL WORTHY. Many of us are on a journey to…
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1. What if everything works out? Life has been running pretty smoothly for me in so many ways. The kids are all out of the house (for now!), it’s been…
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1. Pursuing A Dream Is What Heals Us. My husband and I drove down to visit his dad this weekend who just lost his wife recently. He’s doing really well, and…
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“The Pugs and Flowers Whispered Their Good Advice”- on show in Grand Marais June 1-30, 2024 at the Grand Marais Art Colony 1. I am still using my dead father’s…
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As a 9 year old child, my parents took me to the National Gallery on a vacation and I was able to chose a print to take home. I chose…
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(new work “Open Heart” by me…36 x 36″ Mixed media on canvas Available. “Gertrude Stein defined LOVE as ‘the skillful audacity required to share an inner life.‘…Stein’s idea suggests that…
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Here are 5 things I’m Extremely KEEN on this week! 1. Goats Can Get You VERY High. I had an insanely fun Saturday morning doing GOAT YOGA last weekend thanks…
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Happy New Year from Us to YOU! (photo taken by our daughter Josephine!) Here are 5 Things that FEEL GOOD to me, I hope they inspire you too! 1. REDDIT MIGHT…
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(Art by me! You can buy t-shirts mugs, greeting cards and journals with this design here. ) Dear Creators of WONDER and MAGIC- When I attended a conference a few…
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