Rejuvenating
by Robin Barnstead-Long I try to find the hidden messages in everything I see. Not like, “What is this artist trying to say here?”… no, much bigger than that. More like, “What is Spirit trying to [teach/show] me?” And, once I
FEATURED CREATIVE
Lara Duren King After moving around a lot in my adult life, my family and I have settled in East Portland. Since being here I have cobbled together a clay studio. Over the years I have worked with a lot of
ARIANA LOPEZ: Honoring Our Inner Landscapes and Place Making with Intention
Meet this week's Featured Creative and learn how to get involved with the 2019 VBC place making project at Arte Soleil. Synergy between the creative forces of woven ancestry and the freedom to breathe new life into story is what sparks
ROBIN BARNSTEAD-LONG: Executive Assistant by Day, Creative Explorer by Nights (And Weekends)
Meet this week's Featured Creative
How November Became My Favorite Month
By Heather Michet Heart Knitted Hat November became my favorite month last year. I’ve followed the Art Every Day Month (AEDM) group for several years: longingly and wistfully dreaming of actually joining in and doing the project some year. As the old saying
Return to Yourself
By Jessica Simpkins There are some days, weeks, or months when every healthy routine I’ve painstakingly fostered into existence is eviscerated- it’s like a kind of amnesia. How did all of these pieces ever fit together? And I get the
Ramblings of an Art Mom
By Lara Duren King I have rewritten this blog post several times because I find it difficult to express myself verbally, mostly because I have a complicated relationship with everything and have trouble conveying nuance in the way I feel it.
MICHAEL CLARK: Community, Nature, and Creativity
Take a moment to get to know this week's Featured Creative! Michael Clark grew up in Montana where he developed his passion for the outdoors, drawing, painting, and sculpture. He directed his life by unifying three main areas of interest; community,
What touches your heart?
by Judith Ashley Hi, I’m Judith Ashley, author of The Sacred Women’s Circle series, romantic women’s fiction that honors pagan spiritual practices that nourish the soul. My stories show you what life could be like if you had a place like
Snark to Spark
by Robin Casey In one of my previous blog posts, I spoke about my feelings of being lost and directionless. I've been feeling both artistically restless and blocked lately. I have projects on hold, it's the end of the year, and