I was (rightfully) reprimanded, because I got too close to the paintings (especially Andy Warhols “100 Cans” – admiring all the little pencil sketch marks, covered up paint smudges and dirt
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This story… 🥹 It’s a middle-grade-memoir about 12-year-old Waka who was born and raised in the US by immigrant parents from Japan. When her mother notices that her…
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This dreams exhibition in the Dalí museum in St. Petersburg was quite inspiring for my writing. I took a lot of notes and gathered ideas, because…
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In the years when I struggled with writing my novel, I was convinced that I needed specific rituals and little aids to get the writing process going. I heard that…
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Some of the reoccurring conflicts revolve around how being Black is regarded within their family or prejudices their family holds against other…
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I finished writing my novel in December, and I’m still getting dizzy trying to wrap my head around it. I’ve always wondered how it must feel to…
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Sitting down to write can be a challenge. This is how I deal with it…
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Not only did I learn a new word that day, but also a lesson that can be applied to many areas of life…
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I intended to draw a graceful wolf, but the drawing process often has its own dynamic. Here’s what happened…
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Deciding can sometimes take forever...but I finally did it: I got a new palette for my watercolors! It’s very special…
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