I remain to pray
Last month I started a new project called - a newsletter where I write a prayer everyday for a year to then self publish them into a daily prayer book next...
Not here for love
In my twenties in the window of Have Company 2014, Photo by John HansonAs I cross into the second half of my thirties I have been identifying my role in the...
Off The Grid
Photo by Cody SellsDear reader,Today I am a guest on my favorite podcast Off The Grid with talking all things Instagram addiction, the waves of the internet,...
The role of the artist
Photo by Cody SellsDear reader,This last week the news of the world and the elements of my life brought me to my knees in hopelessness when I remembered the...
Birthday Wishes
Good Morning :)Today is my birthday and I come to you with wishesPhoto by Cody SellsMY BIRTHDAY WISHES :WISH NUMBER ONE : Today is the last day to enter the...
My Gemini Season Birthday Wish
FOR MY 36TH BIRTHDAY THIS WEEKEND I WISH FOR A FREE PALESTINERAFFLE FOR GAZA - OPEN THROUGH SAT JUNE 2I find that in moments of hopelessness and despair we...
Hope and Flowers
Photo by Cody SellsIn my little garden beds I have done what I believe the kids are calling “Chaos Gardening”. I ordered dirt that is in a giant pile in the...
Oops... I did it Again
Photo by Cody SellsLast year in September I triumphantly announced I quit Instagram. With all things quitting I also shared the caveat that I might come out...
Marketing in a Broken World
Photo by Cody SellsIf I am honest dear reader, I am exhausted.I am exhausted from watching multiple genocides carry on, I am exhausted thinking about the...
No more school
Photo by Cody SellsI love to create classes, I love to teach, I love to learn. This weekend in Detroit I had the most beautiful time studying natural dye and...
Welcome to Book Club
Hello and welcome to the LIVING THE ARTIST’S WAY BOOK CLUB. I am so excited to go through this book with all of you over the next six weeks. For those of you...
Studying Together
Before I even get into today’s newsletter I just want to share how powerful the student movement of protestors is and how we are witnessing such a huge...
Ordinary Practice
Photo by Ellen Rutt, Point Reyes Station, 2018Today I am announcing a new project and talking about the mystery and magic of a daily practice.Ordinary...
As we come and go
A few weeks ago I wrote about my beautiful experience at the Gee’s Bend Quilt Retreat. What I didn’t write about was the amazing Anne, dear friend to China...
The Poetics of Squares
Photo by Cody SellsHello it is Monday. I will write to you but I feel quiet today.Yesterday I wrote to you on Tax Day Eve with my most honest numbers of...
Quilts as sites for liberation
Image Description : Classmates holding up my quilt tops while I talk in front of them with a mic while Lukaza kneels and documentsThere are two things I love...
Out of the realm of the ordinary
Grand Rapids 2019, Photo by Bobby ColomboSomething happens to me and I am new again. There are a few of these things. The things that happen to me that make...
The empty days
Flexible Office : Digital Co-Working - Tuesdays and Thursdays April 2 - May 30 Live on zoomMy favorite place to be! A clubhouse for tornado people looking to...
New Rules
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A Common Shapes Hello 👋
Hello Common Shapes listeners. 🔸 I wanted to pop in with a little mini-episode to check in between seasons and share a few updates. Take a few minutes to...