Puppy Love

Clients continually tell me they have no time to create…
Hmmm…perhaps it’s as simple as a change of definition.

This Week at The Spark! Sunday Aug 1 – Sunday Aug 8

Another FAB week! Thank you to Mark Noel aka Jerry G., for volunteering yesterday during Open Studio. Mark shared his cool tie dye technique under the tent in the backyard.  THIS WEEK AT THE SPARK…Tel: 970-618-0561 Awakening the Painter Within Sold Out! Contact me about the upcoming Fall ClassMonday’s Time: 6 – 9 pFee: $120.00 (4 week session)   […]

Lost Your Authentic Creative?

Have you lost the artist who you were born to be? Would you like to reconnect with her/him? Spend some time with kids, they will be your greatest teachers.  Today I volunteered with Nanette Weinhold's 5th Grade class, at the Carbondale Community School, as part of the Roaring Fork Studio Tour visiting artist series. What fun! […]

Branch of Hope and Intention

Last night we held the Introductory Evening for Living with Cancer: Visions of Healing and Hope.  It was a truly an honor to sit in a sacred circle listening to stories of courage, determination, hope.  Tears were shared as fears and concerns were released, yet there was also laughter, as the women found humor in […]

Balancing Act

I hit the wall yesterday and right in the middle of a friend helping me with Cash Flow Projections, I burst into tears. It's been WEEKS of crunching numbers, looking at the BIG picture and growing programs. In between all this, there were clients, an online class, studio classes and home life to tend.  So, […]

Guest Author: Carmen Torbus

 My fingers are covered in paint as I type this.  Paint on my fingers always makes me smile.  You would laugh if you knew how many times I've gotten to work, the grocery store or the post office only to realize I have turquoise paint on my knuckles, a smudge of gel medium on my […]