It’s Christmas Eve day in San Miguel de Allende and one of my favorite traditions is to take pieces of scrap wood leftover from the year’s projects and create small abstract cards on wood. Early in the morning I pack them into a satchel and together with...
It’s Wintertime and last week my senses landed in San Miguel de Allende. Through the soles of my shoes I feel the textures of the cobblestone streets reminding me to take a deep breath and look. The silence of morning frost marks this period between the winter...
I painted the portrait above of our son Santiago, to express the joy we felt when he truly embraced the magic of reading. Like many families we were all spellbound by J.K. Rowling’s unforgettable alchemy of stories about Harry Potter.Those 2 blue trees in the...
My warmest thanks to the exceptional Jules Danielson for this Thanksgiving interview in her amazing blog Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast. I’m a huge fan of this inventive blog that really celebrates book passion. Take a look at the interviews she crafts...
Here’s the second installment of a dialogue started last July called thinking your way around the concept. There is much to learn from looking and listening to the works of great artists, writers and musicians. Their journeys can add to your problem solving tool...