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Being an artist can be challenging, especially if you're a parent and work a regular job. Balancing your creative passions with your daily responsibilities can be daunting, but it's not impossible. The most challenging p...

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Be Brave, believe you can, push your own boundaries, learn to step forward into the unknown & embrace it. You got this! 2022 is a year to be brave & try to step out of your comfort zone.

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Welcome 2022! Wow, another whole year has whizzed by in the blink of an eye (only upon reflection does it seem to whizz, or is that my age creeping in it feels time is speeding forward even faster?) Some days and weeks f...

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I am sitting at my table writing ideas out for episodes, and then a story book idea pops into my head. Other times I'll be doing dishes, or playing with the girls, put for a walk, having a shower, brushing my teeth etc. ...

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Playtime is over, and it has just begun.

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I haven't written since February! Unfortunately this comes with a level of guilt. The ol' negative self talk chimes in with its venomous loathing, stoking the internal fire of doubt 'I let myself down. I'm not committed ...

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Growing into your next story? But what is it and how do you know when you are ready to take the leap into your next novel? It dawned on me last week that somewhere along the lines in the past two years, I took the leap f...

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My new project, which will most certainly be a challenging one as it is beyond my usual creative making methods - puppets! When I was on maternity leave in 2018 I had lots of fun playing with puppets and making Areli lau...

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'Listen to Silence' Watercolor, Ink and Acrylic on Canvas. 12'x16'

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How do we interpret successful versus unsuccessful? This one will really depend on your perspective. Please tell me your thoughts!

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(In case you didn't read the previous blog, here's a little background on how the Sparkle Cones came to be)

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Finally, after dithering over the idea of making business/personalised art cards for several years, I finally mustered the courage and motivation to design and order them. It seems what was holding me back was the idea o...

","url":"https://merrymaeve.com/empowerpop-1/f/progression-with-a-sprinkle-of-motivation-courage","title":"Progression with a sprinkle of motivation & courage","summary":"Finally, after dithering over the idea of making business/personalised art cards for several years, I finally mustered the courage and motivation to design and order them. It seems what was holding me back was the idea o...","date_modified":"2019-11-23T19:07:34Z"},{"id":"https://merrymaeve.com/empowerpop-1/f/a-continuation-of-the-beginning","html_content":"

I start here, at the beginning. The creation of my artist webpage. Realistically, it is a continuation of my artist journey. Pushing forward to not give up on my self. Not letting the negative inner critic prevent me fro...

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