ArtWaves Building Community and Connection

Good art, good community, is all about connections and insight, creating and glimpsing into things a little bit more deeply than might make us normally comfortable. It’s about stained-glass nippers, felted rocks, stack upon stack of unfinished projects, the smell of turpentine and glue, the feel of a chalk pastel against the skin. There is something vulnerable about creating, but there’s also something so joyous … Continue reading ArtWaves Building Community and Connection

We All Wobble, That’s the Secret to Writing Good Stories

Interesting people and interesting stories don’t happen without a little worry and some pain. It’s about living through emotion, through the tear-soaked nights where you’re sweating over your existence. It’s about fear of being alone, or unloved, or unliked – and risking it anyways, just embracing who you are and your lack of chill and going after your passion. Writing and living are about joy … Continue reading We All Wobble, That’s the Secret to Writing Good Stories