Welcome to my blog CreaLivity!
Here I share personal musings on the art of practicing a creative lifestyle. I encourage you to comment and join the conversation about your own experiences finding and following your creative path.
Hibernation for Rejuvenation
This time of year I slow down to get ready for a new beginning. Here's a piece of mine that was published last year in the Winter Issue of Avocet, A Journal of Nature Poems. I hope you enjoy it. Hibernation for Rejuvenation The sky is pale blue, almost white with the...
Why I Adore My Beagle-Bassett
Years ago while writing intuitively a mischievous puppy kept showing up on my pages. It was strange because at that time I wasn’t much of a dog person. She was named Lucy, had a long body, droopy ears and blinking eyes that looked lined like an Egyptian queen’s. She...
Whew! 6 Events in 5 Weeks!
Wow! The Black Velvet Coat now has some traction from so much action. I've been all over San Diego County sharing my inspiration for the novel, signing books and celebrating. I'm grateful to all of you for your enthusiastic support! Here is a sampling of photos to...
Why a Black Velvet Coat with a Snowflake Pin
One day I tried on a coat at a yard sale, loved it, but thinking it was too fancy passed on it. That night I dreamed about it and early the next morning I knocked on the neighbor’s door and then it was mine. Shortly thereafter, it showed up on my writing practice...
Why My First Signing was Awesome!
My first ever book signing at Warwick's on Sunday, October 11, 2015 was awesome because you were there! Many of my friends and fellow writers came out to support me! All bases were covered: an attorney, a surgeon and even Congressman Juan Vargas, and his family came...
Why I Wrote The Black Velvet Coat
After leaving an over twenty-year career as a public school educator I turned to writing. I thought perhaps I’d create a children’s book or maybe even a memoir about teaching in the inner-city classroom, but that’s not what happened at all. I began to attend a weekly...
Why I Love The Black Velvet Coat Book Cover
For a long time I knew exactly what the dream book cover for The Black Velvet Coat would look like. My original yard sale coat, the inspiration for the novel, would appear to be floating on it. The snowflake pin needed to be shining on the collar too. I also wanted it...
Magnificent Mosaics Retreat 2015
Saturday, June 27 a wonderful group of women joined me in my studio at the J & J Ranch to make mosaics using found objects and tiny seed beads for grout. We had a special day making new friends and creating in community. I think their pieces turned out...
Succulent Wall Replenished
We just refreshed our succulent wall at the J & J Ranch and it's just like working on a giant mosaic. See if you can find the bird's nest that we left in place. Now let the rains pour!
Why “A Whole Lotta Love” Turns Me On!
You know that coming-of-age song that every time you hear it your heart beats faster, your body softens and you feel all juicy inside? For me it's Led Zeppelin's "A Whole Lotta Love." Since I'm a California Girl and was a teen during the late 60s and early 70s, you...
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