There is a web that connects all things.

Dear Reader:

Go ahead, pluck some pleasure here: a beautiful image, an idea or phrase that moves you, something that makes you curious, inspires you to make something true of your own. When our hearts are moving, engaged, then we are most alive. 

This is essentially a gratitude/recovery journal about the creative life. Posts here are observations on everyday miracles, meditations on gratitude, and prayers of appreciation for extraordinary beauty. You will also find essays on the creative process, mental health, natural science, magic, and change.

I have wandered in, studied, and painted many landscapes. Time has a way of leading us down new roads, and now I live in the mountains of western Pennsylvania. My art has evolved from plein-aire to studio, from oil to acrylic to multimedia, from landscape to abstraction to something new, incorporating myth and story. I’m an active writer now.

I long to stretch and grow and share ideas and inspiration with kindred spirits. My fondest hope is I can infect you with a deeper curiosity, and encourage you to experience the miracles that surround us.

I invite you to collaborate and join in creative community. You have an open invitation to share your ideas and creative work here. Do so in the comments, via Facebook, or email me directly.  If there is a purpose to my artistic work beyond keeping me alive, it is to help others find more Life in life. Let me know if I can help you find a platform to express your art-spirit-nature.

Enjoy all the blessings of your beautiful day.

~Patrise