Fine Art Storytelling Expressive * Surrealism Colorado & Washington USA
Some of you know that I work in an Entomology lab for Washington state and have been there for over 7 years. My Biology degree helped me get there after I had worked in the food industry in canning and cheese/dairy as a Microbiologist. Even though the lab work is different, I was very comfortable … Read more
This post includes cybersecurity and tips on protecting your online accounts from “Bad Actors” I’ve had a love-hate relationships with online platforms for years. You know the ones, I’m not going to spell them out; fb and ig. See my previous post lamenting my life with mindless scrolling here: https://villaparkhearts.com/on-social-media/. I’ve spent hours and hours … Read more
An Ocean of Reactions and Judgments Red, ferocious anger blob blob blob. Too much going on. Too much to process. Dopamine addict. What’s next? What’s next? New!! New!! Shock me!! Piss me off. Swim around scroll scroll scroll. Swipe. Like. Heart. Tweet. It NEVER ends. There is so much I’m angry about So. Much. So … Read more
Dear Sonya, I have no ancestral knowledge or wisdom passed down to me. I don’t know my People’s songs, recipes, or stories, so I make up my own. Today, I’m… thinking about Pumpkins. Their color. Their skin, Their flavor. Carvable. Paintable. Orange. Round. Imperfect spheres. Is their measurement Pi? Anyway, I painted a pumpkin. A … Read more
Yes, I know you are scared. It’s ok. But look back. There is a lifetime of being afraid. It has kept you safe, buy you have not experienced all that you’ve wanted. You have missed out. Plain & simple. I can’t always be in the place of giving. I need to take, take time I … Read more
So much death. Not even just physical death, but emotional death, relationship death. Death of dreams. Dreams that will never be. Hope Death. I hoped it would go a certain way. And it didn’t. So, I walk around the (city) asking why; grieving. Feeling sorry for myself. Looking for a resolution, like it’s written on … Read more
I tried Resolutions. They don’t work for me. I felt like a failure because of that for a long time. Then I gave myself a break and decided I can change and do new things and create new habits any day of the year. It is about Intention for me. That felt a whole lot … Read more
VPH Design Part Four: My Surface Pattern Design Guide. Session two was great. I got valuable feedback and started sketching more designs of cupcakes, ice cream, and adding embellishments to come up with a collection. I referred to my mood board, but was frustrated with not being able to create easily. My direction was to … Read more
I joined Bonnie Christine’s Flourish community back in April, see my post here: and one of the ways she encourages us to flex our design muscles and implement what we are learning is to submit a design for each months’ challenge. May was my first submission. The prompt was to create a design inspired by … Read more