Music is a big part of my well-being.

“ART is something that MAKES YOU BREATHE with a different kind of happiness.” – Anni Albers Luann, a creative mentor, shared this in the open studio today, which by the way is every Monday at 3:30 PM. We would love to see you there! I love the photo of Anni […]

Neysa has been working on getting the video and audio right for quite awhile, and thankfully she has persevered and captured her poem in quality high definition for posterity. Please watch or give it a listen, or both. Bex, by the way, is a fan.

by Tim ‘Birch’ Schooler The setting was a snowy day in Seattle, and things were fine since we interviewed by streaming video. The Seattle Clubhouse proper is near the corner of 14th and Main Streets in the Little Saigon neighborhood. Clubhouse staff opened on that day, though there was to […]

I drew the artwork, titled Striped Pattern, with pens and markers, then photographed it with an app on my phone. I then manipulated and layered the image in Photoshop to create the end result. I like playing with patterns in Photoshop because it offers me an opportunity to practice mindfulness skills. […]

She said to usI need a nudgeWithout a pushI just won’t budge Call it a blockTo write my wordsMore like a rockPerch for some birds Toss me a themeFloat me a boatIf it’s a dreamI’ll help it float Pen to a pageFingers on keysIt’s just a stageLeaves off of trees […]

Endings and beginnings can be bittersweet times of reflection. In this moment I’m pondering both; I recently moved out of the intentional community house I’ve lived in for the past five years. One of my favorite parts of living in our community was house dinner. Every Tuesday, we would gather […]

Ode to My Mom Mother’s Day, May 10, 2020 By Holly Jacobson You were not a Kool-Aid mom. No grape jelly. No white bread. Ugly peanut butter, ugly brown apple butter. I was a lunch room outcast. And now I know. You were right. Peaches. Hanging like a sunset, a […]

Google celebrates Johannes Gutenberg with a Doodle. I am a big fan. Anyone who likes reading should be. I love books and I love printmaking, so I like Johannes a lot. Learn more about movable type and his creation of the printing press by following the links. His invention was […]

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