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Sitting (or Rather Not Sitting) with Discomfort when the Art isn't "Me" I recently created some artwork that has been released into the public sphere that I'm thinking about taking down...Some of the circles in the WCA Massachusetts "The Mother Cycle" 6000 Circle...

The Artist Pie Chart With tax day fast approaching, I thought I'd share a peek with you at last year's income pie chart. I'm not sharing bottom-line nitty-gritty dollar-sign numbers, but I did want to reveal the array of income streams that I engaged in last year, the...

Feast! thru April 21 at ArtsWorcester Every year, ArtsWorcester teams up with the Fitchburg Art Museum to pick a theme and invite regional artists to respond to FAM collection works of art.  Last year's climate theme of "Impact" was my first foray into showing at...

Join the WCA Massachusetts for a FREE art panel and workshop. We'll be talking about some of our favorite women artists in history, and how they inspire us today. I'll be talking about Jay DeFeo, whose work I fell in love with after staring open-mouthed at "The Jewel"...

I'm stoked to have received a Material Needs Grant via ArtsWorcester! On March 4, the news went out via ArtsWorcester, a fabulous gallery space and arts organization located in Worcester, MA, that I was one of seven artists awarded a Material Needs Grant for the...

I have a hard time knowing how what to put at the bottom of an email. I know that it is wise for anyone who is a creator to include links to all the things at the bottom of their email signature, particularly one whose income depends on sales and fostering patrons...

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: "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...

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: 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...

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...

Trees I've Known and Loved (originally posted as "Tree Hugs" on April 23, 2018 on Of Love and Light website... more than a year an a half before beginning my "Mother Tree Holds the Stories" fine art series) You wanna make this girl happy? Skip the jewelry, the fancy...

Quotes to Celebrate the Creative Process (adapted from original blog post titled "Quotes to Celebrate Love, Light, and the Creative Process on April 19. 2018 on Of Love and Light website) I always loved reading as a child. Sadly, once I got to high school, I hated 90%...

Naked Soul: Bare Creativity (originally published April 14, 2018 on Of Love and Light website)   What does it mean to bare *everything* in the name of creativity? What can be discovered by tapping so deeply into the core of your being that there are no words, nor...

I Am... Ready. Valued. Here. (originally posted under the title "I Am... {Own Your Story} on April 9, 2018 on Of Love and Light website)   Who are you? In my opinion, that right there ^ is one of the toughest questions out there. Who am I? I remember my first...

(originally posted April 2018 on Of Love and Light website) If you’re anything like me, your mind is constantly running with background chatter. There is the chatter  you’re aware of—the thoughts and daydreams and self-criticisms and if-onlys and what-ifs and to-dos...

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