2020- WHAT A YEAR.

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... WHAT IS SUCCESS? ...

I FIGURED THAT OUT FOR MYSELF THIS YEAR.

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IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR MY HUSBAND AND I WERE STILL IN SAN FRANCISCO, FEELING THE CONSTANT CHURNING PSYCHIC JUNK THAT IS CITY LIFE.  CONSIDERING EVENTUALLY MOVING SOUTH.

I WAS WORKING FROM MY STUDIO AT HOME.

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I EXPERIMENTED WITH BRINGING BEADS, RHINESTONES, COSTUME JEWELRY, YARN AND HEAVY TEXTURE INTO MY MIXED MEDIA COLLAGES.

AND AT THE BEGINNING OF QUARANTINE I EXPERIMENTED WITH A NEW PAINTING STYLE.

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FRANKLY, THOUGH, I WAS VISCIOUSLY DEPRESSED.

I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE,

I CONSIDERED CHECKING MYSELF INTO THE HOSPITAL.

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IN JULY WE BOUGHT AN AIRSTREAM TRAILER, HAD IT TOWED ONTO OUT 40 ACRES OF DESERT PARADISE, AND BEGAN OUR TRANSITION TO OFF-GRID DESERT LIVING- WHAT A RELIEF!

 

AND WITHOUT A STUDIO, I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY A MENTAL RESET AFTER TEN YEARS OF TOTAL BURNOUT FROM

THE PRESSURES OF CITY LIFE.  

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AS I WAIT FOR MY ART STUDIO TO BE CONSTRUCTED, I WAS ABLE TO RE-CONSTRUCT A VAST, REFRESHING UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT SUCCESS MEANS TO ME-

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I'D BEEN BOUND UP BY 'EXPECTATIONS' OF MYSELF, BOTH FROM MYSELF AND FROM THE CULTURE.

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SUCCESS, TO ME,

MEANS PEACEFULNESS.

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SUCCESS MEANS

CREATING FOR THE JOY OF CREATION ITSELF.

 

SUCCESS MEANS

GIVING YOURSELF THE SPACE

FOR BIG NEW IDEAS TO COME TOGETHER,

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SUCCESS MEANS MELTING INTO PATIENCE AND SMILING EVERY SINGLE DAY.

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OFF GRID IN THE DESERT,

I FINALLY GOT AROUND TO MAKING MUSICAL ART.

I WROTE, COMPOSED, RECORDED AND RELEASED MY FIRST EVER ALBUM

*SENSE OF IMPENDING DAWN*

UNDER THE MONIKER

*GOLDEN EVIL*

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PIONEERTOWN HAS BEEN GOOD TO ME.

I SMILE EVERY SINGLE DAY.

<3

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