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Managing Migraines through Mixed Media by Trisha Moschella

2013-04-09T09:22:17-07:00

I have a Master's in Elementary Education & a license in cosmetology. So you would think that I am a very successful person, right? I am successful in terms of doing what I love, but something has been in my way for many years. That something is Migraines. It has...

Love and Art :: by Diana Gonzalez

2013-04-07T10:31:37-07:00

The creative process has always been a method of healing for me. When I was a child, I wrote poems and drew pictures that told a story. As I got older, I continued with my poetry, and unfortunately found many sad things to write about in my life. I grew...

Still Going Strong :: by Ilysa Ginsburg

2013-03-24T18:13:21-07:00

My mother was very creative and passed that on to me, I have been making things my entire life and started making jewelry at age 5. I found my passion in my early 20's when I moved to NYC (with only $300 to my name and absolutely no prospects). A...

Orphan, Mother, Sculptor :: by Kelly Theil

2013-02-24T15:35:25-08:00

MY MOM Here is a story about a mom. My mom. My best friend in the whole wide world. When I was a kid, she did the normal mom things, like cooking dinner and making us brush our teeth, but she also did other things. She taught me to grow...

Art is a Way to Create my Vision for Life :: by Michelle Shackle

2013-01-13T11:48:55-08:00

I have always loved art, and it's always been a pretty big part of my life but there was a time when art helped save my life. In high school I became very depressed in the midst of family problems, an abusive boyfriend, school stresses, and a borderline eating disorder....

Through 50 Years by Sharon Stanley

2012-12-08T10:22:30-08:00

Has your life been changed by the power of art for good? is the Crescendoh question that catches my eye as I browse Jenny's site. As I begin to reflect on it, my mind drifts back through 50 years. I AM 6 I am 6, seated in front of the...

True Colorful Passion :: by Alisa Steady

2012-11-04T10:26:33-08:00

DEPRESSION The power of art helped save my life. My story isn't about a struggle with alcohol, or drug addiction – but another kind of soul sucking addiction - depression. It sounds so cliché for an artist to suffer with depression, but it's a very real, debilitating condition that can...

Fight for Archer :: by Ashley Maple

2012-09-02T16:49:53-07:00

My son, 23 month old son Archer, was diagnosed with a rare and fatal genetic disorder in March. Although devastated I felt and overwhelming desire to do something, to fight this disorder with everything I had. And so, Art for Archer was born. I call it "a unique celebration of...

Brighter Place :: by Lauren Saxton of Fair RosamundArt

2012-08-12T15:44:05-07:00

Art has helped me through the most difficult times of my life. It helps me relax and lose myself for a time, which for me is very healing. I can slow down and be absorbed in the process. My parents divorced when I was a small child, and life for...

Evolution of Creativity :: by Jean Green

2012-07-22T15:46:08-07:00

55 Until I was injured in a car accident when I was 55 I would have told anyone that I couldn't draw. Following the accident a period of reduced mobility left me feeling very depressed and I was forced to give up my job which I loved. I sought help...