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 difficult, transformative seasons of my […]
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 a team. No one does anything great alone. Follow the path […]
Have you ever wanted to “be in community” with other artists like the Impressionists? Impressionism is a 19th-century art movement that originated with a group of Paris-based artists. We wanted to start an art movement like this in Nashville, so we started a […]
How would you like to become your best creative self? That seems to be what everyone in my community is looking for. It’s what I’m looking for. And I have an answer. Over the years I’ve created a process that […]
Vulnerability… As soon as things get uncomfortable or scary our first reaction is to run away. Could we be running away from what we’re supposed to be running towards? Being vulnerable is hard for everyone. We live in a culture […]
The creative process is a wonderful model for change. You take nothing, turn it into something, and everything in between is the process of discovering what you notice — that’s called awareness. The more awareness you have, the greater your […]
The best shift I’ve made to increase my creativity is to love with intention. My relationship with creativity was wrapped in fear, shame, and enough self doubt to stop me from creating anything — that narrative had to change and […]
It’s no secret that all of us as Americans live in culture where success is measured by money. We are programmed as children to work hard, get a good education and strive to make the highest paycheck that we can […]