Things Change

There is a term that has emerged in the last few years from our youth. It is ‘ghosted’. Well, that is what I feel like I have done to you - my favorite group of people.

Yes, believe it or not, you are!

Last year, 2025, I put out 4 books. That was a tremendous task! It left me drained. I love to write. I love to tell stories. But the work of putting out a book drains the soul.

About 3 years ago, I started watercolor painting. I drew me and I quickly found out why. It soothed my weary soul. It is healing, and it has helped heal me.

I started it to detach from the mental taxation of writing. But soon, I found a love I didn’t know existed.

As I tentatively posted my work on social media, so many of you were very kind. You encouraged me to sell my work. I resisted. It was to remain my personal, private pleasure.

But as time went on, I felt a tug to start a YouTube channel. I resisted. I had done that before with jewelry tutorials. My studio is all packed away in storage now, but the videos are still going strong, growing in views and subscribers.

It was a lot of work, so I resisted turning my sweet pleasure into… well… that. More work.

I began to video my painting early on. Why, I don’t even know. I love to video, and it was easier to video painting than it was silversmithing. The result was quite a stash of painting videos.

Then I just started posting them on Facebook and got such rave reviews where you all said how much you enjoyed them. So, I thought, why not put them on YouTube? So, I did.

Then it just snowballed. I have long voiced instructed videos on Patreon, casual musical overlay videos on YouTube, and tons of short snippets everywhere.

But no, if you know me, it didn’t stop there. I began taking my art and putting it on products. A friend has said she would like to give a few of her friends tea towels with a design and scripture. My creative juices churned.

Now I have 101 (yes, that is one hundred and one) greeting cards on my website for sale and over 200 other products. And I must say, I think they are so cute!

The best part is they are unique. The designs are all mine, so you won’t find them in a store or at the mall.

What about writing? I have ideas, but I am still resting and recharging. In the meantime, I’ll be painting and posting, and writing here. Maybe even a short fiction story from time to time.

If you would like to see my painting videos on YouTube, click HERE.

If you would like to shop some of my cards and products, click HERE.