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This week’s journal peek is brought to you from Cafe Los Cuiles in Oaxaca City, one of my favorite hangouts with good food, coffee, and a reliable Internet connection.
Since I spend long hours painting and writing alone in my studio, I like to take the opportunity to work in cafes whenever possible.
At Cafe Los Cuiles, [...]
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Today, despite still dealing w/a raging fever and the strange illness that has taken over my body with a vengeance (reported on in last post asking folks how they deal with setbacks), I have some happy news in the form of a visual journal peek.
Today is the last day of the 100 days my boyfriend [...]
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For the last several years, I’ve participated in a Valentine’s Day art swap hosted by my beloved friend, painter, and completely original work of art herself, Ms. Carol Parks.
The swap is by invitation, and you send in a bunch of “valentines” which are mini works of art inspired by the day. In return, you get [...]
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Well. I’ve fallen off the wagon as it were. A little. Or maybe a lot.
I just checked the date on my computer calendar and am startled to realize we’re well into the first week of February.
Which means January has come and gone and now it’s time for an official accounting of paintings completed. This will [...]
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Travel and art making have always been equal passions for me. Doing both at the same time equals bliss. The challenge is always: how to travel light with art supplies?
In early December, I left for an extended trip to Mexico, where I’m living and working through August. During this time, I’m working on a large [...]
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This Monday I started unpacking my suitcases into the apartment I’m renting in Oaxaca, Mexico where I’ll be working through August of 2010 (except for a trip back to the U.S. in April-May to teach a few workshops in California).
The previous Monday I arrived in Oaxaca from Puerto Vallarta, and was fortunate to be able [...]
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Hola Amigos!
On Monday I left Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, heading south to the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.
In Puerto Vallarta I spent long days in the studio working on my 1008 Paintings Project since early December, and ended my stay there with the retreat workshop: How to Be a Gorgeous Genius. The retreat was an incredible experience, [...]
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These are all photos I took at a certain surreal experience in San Francisco last season. I’ll let them speak their 1000 words, and then come back and give the details.
enjoy! and feliz navidad!
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This week’s Peek Show: Between the Covers of My Visual Journals, takes us to one of my favorite cities: Barcelona.
Writing in cafes offers an antidote to the isolation of the writer’s life. So I recommend doing this, even in your home town. Bring your camera and take some snaps of your table. I have a [...]
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(or, Legitimacy As A Way To Beat The Creative Mind F**K Blues)
On Monday, I was stricken (yep, that’s the best word for it) by a violent episode of food poisoning. Not to go into the gory details, but it was the sort of experience that had me in a fetal position on my bathroom floor [...]
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Howdy! I’m Lisa Sonora Beam, author of The Creative Entrepreneur. I teach people how to get unstuck and use their creativity to make a living doing what they love. 
