Artists-in-Residence
The hidden work of nurturer, caregiver, mother, healer, and homemaker
November 15, 2019
Maybe in our openness to another's experience, to listen without selfish purpose or aim, we can make a hallow space for our common dreams, hopes and joys; fears, feelings of inadequacy, and struggles.
On her way to university
June 28, 2019
We didn't have an expectation that Céline would start university straight out of high school, or that she'd go to university at all. But last year she set a course for costume design programs.
Sitting front row to a person's becoming
April 10, 2019
It has been especially delightful to see the threads connecting their early childhood and their late teen/launching years. And I know it will just continue. This delight, this joy as they engage with and contribute to the world, beyond childhood, outside our home as adults.
The October homeschool update (with a wee bit of parenting melancholy, philosophy, and practice), part 2
November 9, 2018
We have become home "schoolers" in every sense of the word. Our lives revolve around our kids' schooling. Life has always revolved around our kid's overall well-being and education, but now it's actual classes and coursework, deadlines and applications. Helping them achieve their goals now and for the future.
Committing to the group ~ Our homeschool co-op drama production
July 11, 2018
We have gained so much from being members of our homeschool co-op; a social life and friends, academic experience, and participation in the yearly drama production - an all-hands-on-deck community endeavor.
A girl and her dress
June 20, 2018
I had failed as a mother not in a vague, ambiguous sense, I had failed in a very concrete way. I had forgotten to take portraits of Celine in her dress.
How to Plan a Craftsy Art Party
November 28, 2017
Craftsy online classes are high quality productions with excellent teachers. You can go through the lessons on your own but you can also host a party with these classes, providing art or craft instruction for teens or adults. There's so much you can do with a Craftsy class.
