Day Four: Caves and Sand We headed out from Stevens Inn in Carlsbad, NM, straight to Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Let me preface by saying that I’m claustrophobic. I’ve managed my anxiety through many caves, including Mammoth Cave National Park, Ruby Falls Cave, Fantastic Caverns and a half-dozen roadside cave attractions over the years. It’s […]
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A Happy Coddiwomple through New Mexico: Terlingua to Carlsbad
Day Three: A whole lot of highway We woke up at the Terlingua Ranch Lodge Resort, had breakfast at the Bad Rabbit Cafe and hit the highway, as we needed to get back up to Carlsbad. Marfa area This was a long leg of the trip – mostly a driving day – so we were […]
A Happy Coddiwomple through New Mexico: Dipping into Texas
Day Two: Off to west Texas We woke up and pet the host cats at Fiddlers Inn in Carlsbad, NM, and took a short walk to Blue House Bakery and Cafe. The Inn had given us a breakfast voucher, and we were excited to try a local bakery. Unfortunately, I made bad choices (I was […]
A Happy Coddiwomple through New Mexico: Roswell and Carlsbad
Day One I had hoped to break this up post up into a bunch of smaller posts from day to day, but so many of my evenings have been early to bed because we’ve run and driven ourselves ragged. I have a little gas in my tank, so let’s see how far I get. Roswell […]
Doing well and doing good
My artistic interests laid dormant for decades. I forgot I even had them. I got trapped in the matrices of spreadsheets and calendar and office buildings-among other square things. A friend introduced me to Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way, where I learned how to journal again and work through traumas that I hadn’t realized were […]
A Year in Paint
I began painting a little over a year ago. I’m teaching myself as I go. I enjoy hiding Easter eggs and laughter in my work, even if I’m the only one be who gets it. Anyway, this is a very early piece I did while aspiring to be a Hobby Lobby artist. For some reason, […]
KC Sky Stations
I don’t think I’ve shared these yet. They have been updated since this image. These are my take on the Sky Station sculptures atop Battle Hall in Kansas City. I imagined them all taking off from their bases and launching into the sky as Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. Unfortunately, without their scaffold bases atop the giant […]
A Stay-at-Home Artist
Since leaving corporate life, I’ve struggled how to answer the ultimate small-talk question: What do you do? Honestly, Sharon, this week, I’m eating bonbons in a beehive wig living out my best Peg Bundy cosplay life. But that’s a lie. Like a certain pop star, I’ve been through several eras since unplugging myself from the […]
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Slice of Life. Seat of Strife.
I dined with my husband at a restaurant on the east side of Kansas City’s Brookside neighborhood the other night. It’s restaurant week in KC, so staffs are on their best behavior, prepared for an influx of people who don’t dine out as often, seeking new experiences at ostensibly more affordable prices. I’ve found this […]