Gardenwitch's Musings
Inspired by my love of nature and my garden in particular, I have embarked on a midlife career change. This blog will be a place where I can share the journey of building a creative business with its successes and foibles. You will find occasional book reviews, travel logs, and artist date experiences In addition, I will post updates about my garden throughout the year.
Planting the Seed - Part 1 What are Seeds?
Seeds are a tiny, magical object full of huge potential. There is both a physical aspect and metaphorical one when it comes to seeds and growth. Here I take a look at the biology of seeds, education, and how the seed of an idea led me to start my own art business.
Emerging from Hibernation
Spring is coming! If you are like me you may be feeling like you are emerging from hibernation. Now is the time for new growth and change as we transition into a new season. What’s next for you?
The Trees vs. the Forest
There are many old adages that pepper our language, not being able to see the forest for the trees is one of those. We all are guilty of either focusing too much on the details or on the big picture and finding ourselves lost. How can we balance the two extremes in order to learn how to read the landscapes of our lives.
Anxiety and the artistic yips
Athletes get the yips, writers have their blocks, but what about artists when anxiety enters the studio with them? In this post, I share how I’ve learned to cope with anxiety especially when it interferes with the artist process.
Build A New Path
Cleaning up an old garden path in order to rebuild it is a great analogy for forging a new career path. In this post, I share the steps it took to clean up the weeds and repair the path alongside sharing about what it takes to start in a new career. Loads of photos and thoughtful advice.
Procrasti-cleaning or procrasti-gardening
We all have the tendency to procrastinate, how do you handle it? I sometimes engage in procrasti-cleaning in order to avoid the really tough jobs. Cleaning is productive - right? Read more.
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