It’s Been A While

As followers of my Pauseworks Studio Blog, you may have noticed that things have been pretty ‘quiet on the western front’ in recent months.

Back in December of 2023, my husband received a serious health diagnosis. In March of 2024, he started treatment. When something like this happens, it turns your world upside down. That’s certainly been the case for us.

Suddenly, so many things that seem so important in ‘normal times’ (travel, ambition, projects, art) fade into the background. What matters more than anything else is health and relationship. That’s been our focus for well over a year and continues to guide our days.

Treatments continue – and our days roll along. We try to be as present and loving as possible – embracing each moment without fretting too anxiously about the future.

I have continued to make art when I have the energy for it. Since September, I’ve painted as per usual on Mondays with my Artists’ Workshop group.

They’ve been an awesome support to me. And engaging in creating art has been a welcome distraction from everyday challenges at home.

I write this now to explain the absence of messages here on this website. It’s not that I haven’t had things to say or share about the art I have been creating, it’s that other priorities for using my time have stepped to the forefront.

This is also to let you know you can expect a brief flurry of messages this month in the lead up to our annual Artists’ Workshop Spring Show & Sale the last weekend in April. More on that in future messages.

In the meantime, stay close to those you love and let them know you care.