Carol WiebeJun 7, 20171 minAngel FeathersI love making art and I love writing, but when I can put the two together, that is pure bliss. I have discovered an app called Steller,...
Carol WiebeMay 19, 20171 minCreativity and the Aging ArtistCreativity is a precious gift that need not diminish as you grow older. Tap the picture to see my complete Steller book. #agingartist...
Carol WiebeJan 30, 20162 minAnd so it begins . . . againBut sharing is tricky. My aim (need?) has always been to appear accomplished, polished. Works in progress (WIPs) are messy, half-done,...
Carol WiebeJun 30, 20121 minWhen Will I See You Again?I have a million ideas in my head. When I concentrate on a particular one, it flows out from my mind like a flag, waving and inviting me...
Carol WiebeJun 30, 20121 minUps and DownsTomorrow will mark another milestone for me, 18 months of continuous daily blogging. I’ve had my ups and down, but always managed to say...
Carol WiebeJun 27, 20121 minRetirementYesterday was my last day of “regular” employment. In other words, I have joined the retirement crowd. It was an emotional day ~ with...
Carol WiebeJun 26, 20121 minPaying ForwardWe can see the world as a doomed place, bound for destruction and full of people who only consider the bottom line. However, if we allow...
Carol WiebeJun 25, 20121 minReal FriendsTell me how you are feeling, she told him. I mean, really feeling. Fine, he said. Not the dressed up, phony, everything is fine kind of...
Carol WiebeJun 24, 20121 minAnother DoorI saw this door, she said, and just knew that if I crossed the threshold, I would see something that would cause my whole life to change....
Carol WiebeJun 23, 20121 minA Longer ViewWhat is inscribed in your heart? What wish or hope or dream that you dare not even whisper but which you sometimes admit you must have or...
Carol WiebeJun 22, 20121 minA New MapYou know that awful art work you have hidden away? The one you conceived with such excitement, and began with such high hopes? Now, it...
Carol WiebeJun 21, 20121 minOver the MoonI’m getting lots of hugs at work this week. I’ve been pretty emotional in my classes, because I know this is the last I’ll see of the...
Carol WiebeJun 20, 20121 minPoised to Take the PlungeThis month, I end my journey as a school teacher and embark, with full sails flying, on my full-time artist life. I have dreamed of being...
Carol WiebeJun 19, 20121 minWhirlwindA whirlwind of activity can be exhilarating ~ for a while. However, a whirlwind can develop into a tornado, where everything in its path...
Carol WiebeJun 19, 20121 minMeet Half WayCompromise is over-rated. We are always being told to compromise, to meet others half way, to make sure we get along. Wouldn’t it be...
Carol WiebeJun 17, 20121 minWatch What You StartMany people are all bent out of shape over their huge array of unfinished projects. That is an issue, no doubt, but equally important is...
Carol WiebeJun 16, 20121 minThe Reconstituted BrainI have often used the phrase, “That blew my mind.” I imagine my mind exploding into a million bits, that fly in all directions, each...
Carol WiebeJun 15, 20121 minAn Appetite For FishI was told the story of Jonah when I was a child, and it terrified me. Jonah was running away (or trying to sail away) from what God...
Carol WiebeJun 14, 20121 minInfectedWe are terrified of the possibility of our computers being infected with a virus. It is much more likely you could be infected by someone...
Carol WiebeJun 13, 20121 minStaying SaneSo you have lots of ideas, way too many to ever complete. Overwhelming numbers, really, because what is the point of an idea if you can’t...