by Elizabeth Reed | Mar 8, 2021 | Paint Therapy, The FAÇeADE Project
Spring Mental Weeding Regrets or “What Ifs?” “Walk lightly in the spring; Mother Earth is pregnant.” Native American Indian (Kiowa) Proverb Spring Mental Weeding. Spring is the time for reflection, rebirth and new growth. Most of us are sick of working...
by Elizabeth Reed | Jan 21, 2021 | Paint Therapy
Last Night I Almost Sipped and Sassed… It Was A Close One! How I Applied The Slight Edge to Remain a Sober Sister It was a close one. I was soooo tempted. I almost Sipped and Sassed last night. That wonderful ritual of wine-o’clock. You know...
by Elizabeth Reed | Dec 19, 2020 | The FAÇeADE Project
Don’t Hang Up!…This is the Fire Department! Fire and IKIGAI Yup. I invited my friends for chili and a fire-pit last Friday night. Hint: A great way to clean your house is to invite friends for dinner. My brilliant idea of starting the chili in the cast...
by Elizabeth Reed | Nov 24, 2020 | The FAÇeADE Project
Thanksgiving and the Declaration of Interdependence On Sunday morning, while I gathered my things for a 30-mile bike ride on AIA with my friend, Georgeta Fondos, I listened to “On Being” on NPR. Krista Tippett interviewed poet laureate Richard Blanco about his book,...
by Elizabeth Reed | Oct 25, 2020 | Graphite and Silverpoint Drawings
The Influence of Lee Bontecou In 2005, my mom was always in the hospital. She had the good taste to go to Northwestern on the Northside of Chicago, spitting distance from The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Lee Bontecou’s retrospective was exhibited while I...
