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How Surrender Led Me to Create My Most Powerful Painting
How Surrender Led Me to Create My Most Powerful Painting
May 29, 2025 In Inspirational
Hanging in the suite on the 12th floor of the Noelle Hotel in downtown Nashville is a piece of my heart. It’s a painting called Surrender—and it holds the story of one of the most...
What Art Taught Me About Impermanence and Resilience
What Art Taught Me About Impermanence and Resilience
May 28, 2025 In Art
In April 2017, I led a workshop at Warehouse 521 called “Paint Your Story.” I taught a multi-step creative process to help people translate their emotions into abstract...
15 Quick Tips on Being an Artist
15 Quick Tips on Being an Artist
April 29, 2025 In Art
Study business, and don’t let people talk you out of being one. – Mollie Downton Be true to yourself and your gift. There are many ways to pursue an art career;...
Vulnerability through the eyes of an artist
Vulnerability through the eyes of an artist
April 28, 2025 In Art
I’m very interested in the eyes and how they communicate vulnerability or lack thereof. I look people in the eye because I want to know their heart underneath all the walls...
How To Break Into The Nashville Art Scene
How To Break Into The Nashville Art Scene
April 20, 2025 In Art
It’s no secret that Nashville is bursting with artists and opportunities for them.  The biggest problem is connecting artists and those opportunities in one simple...
12 ways to energize creative ideas
12 ways to energize creative ideas
March 11, 2025 In Inspirational
  Do not fear. And if you do, walk right through it. Fear silences and stops. Action cannot happen in fear. Walk in humility. Ask for help, seek counsel, and build...
Who is the Nashville Creative Group?
Who is the Nashville Creative Group?
March 9, 2025 In Inspirational