I’ve got a special bonus episode for you today: an uncut recording of a live concert I gave on July 6th at a club in Martinez, CA, called Armando’s. My husband, known on my blog and the podcast as Miracle Man, or MM, for short, was kind enough to prop up my iPhone and capture the entire set, and I thought it would be fun to share it with you. [Read more…]
Kitties!
And now for something completely different!
Before heading off into the redwoods for 9 days at Jazz Camp West, I signed up for an online mini-course called Cats!, with Carla Sonheim. The pre-assignment was to pull out a Sharpie marker and doodle a page of (non-realistic) cats.
It was great timing for me, because I wanted to keep doing at least a little art-making while at camp, and doodling cats turned out to be the perfect way to keep me creating, without having to deal with water and paints in the woods.
I did this doodle before I left, and a handful more leaning against my cot in my little tent.
More kitties to come!
Such a Flirt!
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Another Melissa titled this painting, when I shared it over on my Facebook profile.
“I see an entire romance unfolding,” she added.
What do you see?
LCN 010: Power Your Productivity with a Morning Ritual
Whatever time you wake up in the morning, there are solid reasons for “morning weighting” your day, and for having a consistent morning ritual. In this episode, I pull back the kimono to share my own morning ritual. [Read more…]
Hydrangea
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My back yard always had beautiful hydrangeas growing up. It’s one of the few plants I actually know the name of! The colors ranged from pink to purple, and all variations in between.
Then in 1996, in the shuttle from the SEA-TAC airport to my first calligraphy conference outside of Seattle, the bus passed a hydrangea with the most stunning blue petals.
Blue! Deep, vibrant blue!
There was a collective “Ooh!” from everyone looking out the windows, and someone (a gardener, obviously) shared that the colors are totally dependent on the soil, not the plant itself. Something about the acidity, if I remember correctly.
This strikes me as rather metaphoric. Our environments play a large part in shaping us as humans, too.
If you want vibrant petals, then, find the right kind of soil.
