Miracles Can And Do Happen, You Are Living Proof Of Them
The "Concetta Way" - A Credo to Live By ...
Read More 28 September
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14 August
Small Ways To Bringing More Om To Your Home!
Decorating with Vibe! Meditate on your rug, on your couch, or even on your coffee table! Let your style levitate your atmosphere by using an array of arrangements and color choices to turn your home from meek to chic. Exhale the old inhale the new! Keep...
Read More 10 August
Harvest Your Fall Fashions Now!
Celebrate the fall harvest with a change in fashion! As we transition seasons add a jacket or a scarf and soon trade your shorts for pants. The wind comes in, the leaves change, black cats come out, and the days get shorter. Take in all...
Read More 03 August
Embrace Kaleidoscopes To Color Your Lifestyle!
Who remembers the kaleidoscope? Mirrors reflect the shapes and colors to make the world so dreamlike… and it moves! An invention of symmetry! Hours of colorful and patterned play! Kaleidoscopes can change reality and make you see more color combinations than you ever though possible....
Read More 27 July
Learn To “See” When You Draw!
Trust your eyes! The trick to drawing is to just create what you see. Sometimes you need to take a step back and really look! Don’t just smell the roses, study them! Ever detail and create what is there. There are no tricks. Cast away...
Read More 20 July
Create Your Own Secret Garden!
A garden’s beauty are the colors and smells that linger in your heart. Escape your week of work and come home to an outdoor haven everyday. Adding bits and pieces of Mother Earth to your house, backyard or balcony can bring more positivity and peace to...
Read More 13 July
Wondrous Wealth Of Water
“No Water, No Life. No Blue, No Green.” Said Sylvia Earle, and I'd have to applaud! Water. Our largest resource on Earth reflects our health and the most elegant colors around. Its arrays of blues and greens punctuate oceans , lakes, and rivers. Add a little rain and...
Read More 19 June
Eyeshadow 101: Confident Color Picking
Marilyn Monroe once said, "it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring." And when it comes to your beauty routine, there's never been a better time than summer to take risks. Craving a color change and not sure where to start? Why not begin...
Read More 12 June
Perfect Weather for Plein Air
Hello lovelies! As temperatures rise and summer skies beckon the winter-weary, why not tap into your inner artist? Magnificent landscapes take on new meaning when you set up a canvas before a commanding view. With paint brushes in hand, focus on what you see, not...
Read More 29 May
5 Colorful Ways to Accessorize this Summer
Believe it or not, white has been pegged as the coolest color of the season, which is easy to look fabulous in, especially when you accent it with colorful accessories. Clutches, scarves, jewelry and shoes offer a playground for mixing and matching color, and don't...
Read More 24 April
Art Studios Through The Ages: How To Cultivate A Creative Haven
Hello Lovelies! American photographer and filmmaker Paul Strand once said, "The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep." While truly you can tap into your inner artist wherever you...
Read More 20 April
5 Ways to Add More Color to Your Vegetable Garden
Hello Lovelies! I recently returned from a trip visiting our farm in Byron Bay, Australia and it was a wonderful release. Truly there is something so divine about taking life a little slower and spending time working in the garden. Putting on my sun hat and planting...
Read More 15 April
New Study Shows Blue is Most Popular Color in Art
Hello Lovelies! I read an interesting article from Artnet News this week on blue being the latest trend in works of art. This was of interest as the color blue has been used in art, decoration and as a clothing dye for centuries. In the Middle Ages, cobalt...
Read More 27 March
Spring Book List: The Art of Happiness and Runny Babbits in the Garden
Isn’t spring the perfect time to curl up in the garden with a good book? Now that my wisteria is in full bloom, I love to sit amongst the...
Read More 18 March
2015 Color Trends: Pastels Perfect for Home
My own 100 Year Old Pastel Inspired Sun Room Shines with Lavender and Green Hello Lovelies! As you may know, each year paint companies such as Behr and Sherwin-Williams, as well as color trend experts, assess which hues will be on trend in fashion and decor. This is...
Read More 18 March
Top 5 Tips for Tapping into Your Inner Artist
Hello Lovelies! Julius Caesar, the builder of the great Roman Empire, was known to have said that creating is the very "essence of life." Truly our ability to outwardly manifest the beauty in our souls and the beauty that surrounds us is one of life's most precious gifts. Whether...
Read More 11 March
Spring Cleaning…On Canvas Anyway…
Hello Lovelies! What could welcome the dawn of a new season and a fresh start more than an annual spring clean? For many, the enjoyment comes only after the work is done, with feet finally propped up, and the ability to survey a cleaner, more functional living space....
Read More 04 March
What Matters Most: My Personal Credo
Hello lovelies! As I write this week's post, I am still smiling at the thought of the great fun my children and I had riding bikes yesterday afternoon. Peeking our heads out of the door after sitting inside all weekend due to the rain, we squealed...
Read More 25 February
5 Essential Lipstick Colors and How to Wear Them
Hello Lovelies! As an artist and an expert on color, as well as someone that tends to be more bold in my hair and makeup look, I often have women asking me for tips (which I absolutely love!). One particular reader told me she's completely bored...
Read More 20 February
18 February
A Glimpse into the Eye of a Tetrachromat
Hello Lovelies! I simply can't get enough of the post written on me by “Outside the Lines,” a wonderful blog written by SegTech, a company devoted the Image Segmentation technology, Segmation. In describing my my life's work and dedication to being the first scientifically authenticated tetrachromat artist, they express my...
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