Welcome to my blog.
If you like to read about process and stories, my Instagram posts are the place to find most of the stories behind my artwork.I don’t have comments turned on, but if you like what you read or you want to chat about it, please do feel free to reach out via email. You can reach me at alana@ofloveandlight.org. I’d love to hear from you.
Blog Posts
A Note on the Blog Archive and Content
A Note on the Blog Archive and Content A note on the blog archive and content: Many of the blog posts you see below were written in 2018, at a time when I was just beginning to shift into dedicated time for "my own" creative impulses. After many years as a shadow...
Guest on the Art Friend Show, Hosted by Annamieka Hopps
Watch: Guest Interview on the Art Friend Show with Host Annamieka Hopps I had so much fun being a guest on the Art Friend Show with host, artist, mentor, and community builder Annamieka Hopps. Annamieka is hosting live Instagram interviews and solocasts for 100 Days,...
Listen: Creative Unearthing Podcast, Episode 34
Listen: "Holding Space" on the Creative Unearthing podcost with Host Emma Freeman A couple months ago, I had the true pleasure of being a guest on the Creative Unearthing podcast with host, artist, writer, and my dear friend Emma Freeman. We talked about holding...
The Stories They Carry: Original Tree Art at Oregon Coast Gallery (March 2022)
Introducing "The Stories They Carry" Tree Artwork on Display at Hoffman Center for the Arts See and hear about eight of the sixteen pieces from "The Stories They Carry," original art by emerging artist Alana Garrigues (yours truly!) on display and available for sale...
YouTube Interview: Let’s Talk About What Lights You Up on TMSN with Clara Benali
YouTube Interview: Teach Me Something New with Clara Benali Many thanks to Clara Benali of Your Intimate Freedom for inviting me as a guest on your YouTube channel! So much fun chatting all things creativity and inner passion with you.More From the...
Out of the Shadow: Artist and Writer
The artwork above was included in Radical Revolution, an art show hosted by Siren Nation PDX in downtown Portland, Oregon in 2019. It was inspired by the song "Tangled Up in Blue" by Bob Dylan. Artwork sold and in a private collection. For a long time, I was a shadow...
Rise Up with Andra Day
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Naked Soul: Bare Creativity
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I Am… Ready. Valued. Here.
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Creativity Defined
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