Our track record with growing a garden, is well, let’s say, inconsistent.😳😉 At our farm in NC, we did really great! 🌿The kids each had their own area that was tilled, planted, and adorned with walking paths and garden art. Our big family garden section overflowed with vegetables, many that…

Life Transitions & Creativity Podcast Transcript Hosts — Ali Manning & Rachelle Eason We are two artists that are feeling many changes in the air and have a desire to unearth their many elements through discussion. Our mission is to explore how we deal with changes to our mental wellness…

So, here’s the issue… Anytime an artist uses a third party marketplace, they are going to lose control over many aspects of their business. As a former brick-and-mortar store owner, a seasoned show artists, and an invited artist to Walt Disney World, I am not stranger to operation fees. Etsy…

When I started making this style of casserole bakers in January, I didn’t realize the impact it would have on me personally. Of course, everything I create comes from a personal place, a spark that seeks out its strike of lightening for fulfilling a need or desire; a vision. …

Last Night in Art Journaling was AWESOME! The topic this month is Scenes of Colorful Places and we started with Rainbow Row in Charleston, SC. …

https://youtu.be/lrKmA_GIRcg It’s hard. We live in a time when we can have almost anything instantly… information or a blockbuster movie on our phones, food zapped in the microwave, personal items or toys delivered within hours from Amazon. Our patience reduced to flicks on a screen. Take this slide show for…

The Lowdown on Pottery — The second installment of The Lowdown on Pottery involves an element that many outside the industry don’t know but definitely should if they are considering purchasing. There are three main types of clay and each have specific ways for making as well as unique characteristics in their finished state. …

The Lowdown on Pottery One of the biggest misnomers out there is the difference between the terms pottery and ceramics. The truth of the matter is that ceramics is the umbrella term for fired clay. However, many people define ceramics and pottery in their own way. …

Pottery — And All The Feels! What is it about holding a piece of pottery? It something that transcends words for me sometimes…and I’ve been a potter for decades. As I sit at my potter’s wheel and glide my fingers with the clay, my mind often wonders into another realm…