I don’t know how to start this new blog adventure so I am just going to dive right in. I feel I should write something profound or clever to mark this transition from Instagram back to a blog but I am not feeling particularly profound or clever tonight and I am certainly not making a clean break. I need to sharpen my scissors and shake my broom a little! I confess, like many folks, I am tired and discombobulated right now. I have been stumbling and fumbling around trying to make sense of things, so even though it feels right to cut ties and start something new, my attempts at a fresh start have been clumsy and fraught with worry and exhaustion, second guesses and mistakes. The trouble in this world just won’t stop! It makes a body tired and a mind stupid! I also have my doubts that people have the stamina or interest to go out blog foraging. I’ll still be hanging on to that social media tether for a while, I guess, even though I am eager to chop that leash in two. I am going to try to change the way I use it, at least. It feels important to try. Something’s gotta give! So despite my bones being tired and my brain a little frazzled, I really am feeling determined to make some changes –positive changes! I hope I can figure this thing out. Trying feels positive.

If you followed me over here from Instagram, you know who I am so I am not going to make a big introduction–not tonight anyway. I should probably figure out how to add a page for that eventually but it will take me a little while to add any fancy layers to this blog. I’m still amazed that I actually managed to get this thing published today. It is very bare bones but I don’t hate the plainness. Mostly I just like that it’s up and running! I wasn’t sure I could still build a WordPress blog. Way to go me. The pretty layers will come. Maybe one rainy day when there is nothing better to do but sit at the computer I’ll figure it all out. Or maybe as I post and fill this simple blog with photos it will start to feel rich and layered like one of my paper journals. We shall see!

I am going to post essays about books and films and art I love and share sketchbook pages and lots of photos of my art and talk about my creative process and show you projects I am working on in the studio in this space. If keeping up with me and my work interests you, please come on by anytime. For now I will compromise and share links to my site in posts on Instagram now and then so folks will know how to find me. It’s a process, right? I am not sure I will be setting up a way to subscribe to this blog. Does anyone really want one more newsletter in their inbox? I doubt it. I am too tired to think about all of that tonight though. For now posting reminders and links on Instagram will be my way of leaving a trail of breadcrumbs to coax people away from the metaverse for a few moments a few times a week. It’s the best plan I’ve got for now.