Being happy with where you are in your life right now is so important and yet often elusive. Having that sense of belonging, knowing that you’re following your path and you’re in the right place can add so much assurance and confidence to your day to day. Happiness, like other emotions, is not something you … Read more

I gotta confess. I love living and working as an artist in Dallas.  I’ve lived here more or less since I was five, and my family grew up here. While I’ve had short to longer stints in Winston-Salem, DC, Seville, Murano, and most recently Chicago, Dallas is still the place that I will always call … Read more

Mother’s Day is such a special day for us to celebrate the moms in our lives, and this year they deserve it more than ever! Whether it’s for your mom, grandmother, aunt, mother-in-law or any other special lady in your life, it’s an important day to make them feel special and express how much they … Read more

If you’ve been mesmerized by the hit series on Netflix, Blown Away, you may be curious about all the talk of  “glory holes.”  No, I’m not talking about Urban Dictionary’s slang definition (you can wipe that look off your face right now!)…. It’s actually the hole providing access to a furnace used to reheat a … Read more

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about why we are the way we are. That wonderful, weird creative combination that makes us unique, yet tied to those before us. It’s not something that’s passed down to us from just one family member; it spans across multiple generations that go right back in time.  This contemplation … Read more

I’ve been wanting to get a dog throughout the pandemic, and while my first choice was to rescue a dog in need, I knew it would be hard to find the right puppy!  You see, I know a dog is not an accessory no matter how adorable they are. I also knew that for a … Read more

Travelling to new places can reap all sorts of benefits; new experiences, meeting new people, learning about new cultures and broadening our minds. But there’s also a lesser known benefit which has even been proven by scientists: travel inspires our creativity.  Professor Adam Galinsky of Columbia Business School set out to explore this correlation and … Read more

Has anyone else been watching Blown Away on Netflix? A reality glassblowing competition between ten accomplished glass artists, with a creative brief and a time limit that pushes them to their glassblowing limits. Along the way we see the competitors moulding, sculpting and blowing their way to victory, designing and creating beautiful and artistic glass … Read more

What does life balance mean to you? And what influences it? Life balance is expressed in many different ways depending on our circumstances and situation. It could be work-life balance, personal or emotional fulfillment, being totally at peace with yourself, managing time for yourself as well as for others.  To me, it means that you … Read more