Sharing one’s art can be a vulnerable thing! My initial posts on social media were terrifying! Overtime, I came to appreciate the boldness of this act and also obligated myself to appreciate and encourage other artist’s work. From this effort, I was recognized by the online magazine “Conversations with Artists” and asked to contribute an article. I was honored to be asked.

Collage is an art that takes many forms. SoulCollage is one practice I have come to know. On the surface it is a simple collage process, pairing a background with a foreground image to create a card. However, the story embedded in the card, and in your collection of cards over time, reveals your unique inner world and its gifts, challenges, and questions. I was invited to contribute an article to the World of SoulCollage Global Newsletter about my own experience with this process.

I have long been a fan of John O'Donohue and have used his blessings for many occasions. I adapted this particular one -- At the End of the Day: A Mirror of Questions -- as an inspiration for a 2020 year-end reflection. In it I've tried to capture an unfolding flow of inquiry, a kind of dance between memory and insight.

2020 was a particularly challenging year and I found these questions to be a helpful way to sort through and make some sense of it all.

Our lives are so full. Meet up with any friend, ask them how they’re doing, and you are likely to get a response that implies how busy they are. Busy. Sadly, this is often my own default response and I find it concerning.