This year, the circumstances of my personal life significantly disrupted my artistic journey: selling a house, spending four months without a permanent home, buying a new one, making five moves, enduring renovations that seem never-ending (and are still ongoing), welcoming a new puppy, and adopting three little kittens. Add to that a mourning and an overwhelming workload, and you won’t be surprised to learn that I came dangerously close to burnout and that my artistic inspiration felt...

This past year has been quite a special one for me. With many changes in my personal life ( moved 3 times, bought a new house, adopted 3...