Storytelling

What I love about expressive arts (ExA)is there is no judgment, you don’t look at the art to question the artist on what and why. Because we are all human and if we’ve never been trained in art, we can be very self-critical, doubt ourselves for no reason and lose confidence as we are building […]

En Casa Art Advocacy Story… Advocacy doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time and perseverance. It’s also a commitment and comes from building relationships. And those relationships tend to be about a connection of people and an openness to give and receive of time and energy.  My business life taught me to be a better advocate

I got use to our cat leaving us “gifts” at our old house. But I wasn’t prepared yesterday for this baby squirrel to be left on the back patio of our new house. Not only was it left there, but whatever was flying with it had ran into the glass door and splattered itself too.

This week and next I will have my annual scans. I’ve learned to be real about them, but not focus and worry about them. I’ve also learned not to carry or hold worry about the worry that other people bring with them to my situation when I let them know it’s scan time. Because if

Like Frida Khalo, I feel I do my best art work when I’m in pain and in bed. Whether that’s releasing emotional or physical pain, the detail and energy of that pain goes into the strokes and movement of the lines, ink, and spreading of the lead. My art and the strokes are where I

I’ve tried to take the high rode for myself by responding with a smile when someone says something hurtful. If People have judged me for being happy, yes, a freaking happy person; I’ve tried my darn best to smile, even when it was sooooo hard! It’s  important to trust those we know we can trust

Protecting Your Heart ♥️ If you’ve had chemo, radiation and a lot of anesthesia as well as are in menopause after breast cancer, your heart matters.  Did you know that heart disease is the #1 killer of women and researchers are finding some of those losses are because of heart damage after breast cancer treatment.

I recently had a bowl of probiotic chocolate Yogurt from my favorite place. It was delivered. Not having a big sweet tooth, I can make a 16 0z container last a long time, 4-6 days. I just need a little bit each day. As I got to the bottom of the container, I was reminded

We start to pull out of the garage, “Look in the trunk.” he says. “I think you left something there.” “I don’t think so I say.” He says, “just go look, you did.” I open the trunk. There they are, five bunches of lovely fresh flowers to celebrate a lot last week (cancerversary, wedding anniversary

Happy Mother’s Day! And to women who are not traditional mothers on Mother’s Day in the way society defines or judges it, I want to wish you a great day. We  have found  other ways to adapt or cope to show our maternal love. And our love and giving is often spread among many people,