by Miriam Schulman What is impostor syndrome? If you’ve ever thought to yourself “I don’t feel like a real artist.”  It’s okay. We’ve all thought that at one time or another. Another variation of impostor syndrome is “Who am I to…” It can be: “Who am I to paint?” “Who am I to write an … Read more

Can you believe it’s already November? What happened? Seems like yesterday I was playing tennis outside (that’s because it WAS yesterday) With the unseasonable warm weather, sometimes it is easy to forget that the holidays are just around the corner. If you haven’t thought about it until now, it isn’t too late to get organized … Read more

“Creativity is a crushing chore and a glorious mystery. The work wants to be made, and it wants to be made through you.” – Elizabeth Gilbert It’s been just over a year since I first read Elizabeth Gilbert’s book Big Magic: Creative Living without Fear, a delightful exploration about how each one of us can … Read more

Do you wait too long each year to start creating handcrafted gifts and then run out of time and lose the joy of it? Well if you would rather give handmade but never seem to get organized than you are not alone… and it is not your fault. You just haven’t had a fun community … Read more

The reason I became an artist was that I am most comfortable communicating my thoughts and feelings visually. However, since I am often asked to explain my art through the written and spoken word, I am sometimes at a loss for how to translate them into something equally meaningful. We can learn a lot from art When … Read more