by Elizabeth Reed | May 13, 2022 | Commission a Portrait, Paint Therapy, The FAÇeADE Project, Trouvaille
What makes you love paintings? John Ruskin once said, “Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together.” Your brain processes images in mysterious ways. You see it across the room. Not even up close. You have to spend time in front of it...
by Elizabeth Reed | Apr 30, 2021 | The FAÇeADE Project
I read voraciously to my children when they were young. Dr. Seuss was my absolute favorite. The Sneetches envision prejudice and racism from the eyes of a child. Dr. Seuss makes prejudice look ridiculous. Here’s how this children’s story teaches lessons...
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 | 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,...
