“In every artist there is poetry. In every human being there is poetic element. We know, we feel, we believe.” –Ernst Haas When people...

“Creative people are curious, flexible, persistent, and independent with a tremendous spirit of adventure and a love of play.” - Henri...

“Ah, world, what lessons you prepare for us, / even in the leafless winter, / even in the ashy city. / I am thinking now / of grief, and...

"...the purpose of life is to give voice to our astonishments." - Annie Dillard Despite my early years of living with my family in...

“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.” ― Brene Brown I once read an interview of a photographer...

“Don’t try to be an artist. Find the thing within you that needs to be expressed. You might find it is art.” – Duane Michals. A common...

"And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world” – John Steinbeck...

“I think what I’m trying to do is create moments of recognition. To try to detonate some kind of feeling or understanding of lived...

“You will recognize your own path when you come upon it, because you will suddenly have all the energy and imagination you will ever...

"Sing like the birds’ sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.” –Rumi As I mentioned I was inspired by listening to the...

"Don’t let the noise of others’ opinion drown out your own inner voice.” –Steve Jobs I recently listened to an interview of artist Susan...

"Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand this too, is a gift.” –Mary Oliver With photography,...

"Growth is uncomfortable because you’ve never been here before and you’ve never seen this version of you. So give yourself a little grace...

What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven't even happened yet. -- Anne Frank The marathon has come to...

“The camera is first a means of self-discovery and a means of self growth. The artist has one thing to say – himself”. – Minor White I...

“Poetry, I feel, is a tyrannical discipline. You’ve got to go so far so fast in such a small space; you’ve got to burn away all the...

“Practice makes comfort. Expand your experiences regularly so every stretch won’t feel like your first”. – Gina Greenlee I like to shake...

“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy” -- Rumi I don’t feel well when I am not being creative. I love...

“In practicing meditation, we’re not trying to live up to some kind of ideal – quite the opposite, we’re just being with our experience,...

“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe...