Creativity Matters

“The precise role of the artist, then, is to illuminate that darkness, blaze roads through that vast forest, so that we will not, in all our doing, lose sight of its purpose, which is, after all, to make the world a more human dwelling place.” — James Baldwin

 
 

Creativity fuels my life and keeps my spirit vibrant. While writing and photography are my first loves, I can’t resist diving into other artistic adventures — whether it’s shaping clay, layering paint and collage, experimenting with digital art, or blending techniques in mixed media. For me, creating is as essential. I believe that as long as we keep exploring, playing, and making, we never truly grow old. Staying young at heart? That’s the plan—and I’m sticking to it.

 

Playing With Clay

  • A hand holding a ceramic bowl with a textured, colorful glaze pattern of green, purple, and beige.
  • Small green potted plant with thick, rounded leaves in a white ceramic pot, placed on a surface with blurred colorful objects and displays in the background.
  • Four ceramic bowls and vessels with various glazes placed on a stainless steel work surface in a ceramics studio.
  • A small potted plant with green leaves in a ceramic pot shaped like a fish, placed on a dark granite countertop in a kitchen setting.
  • Three unglazed clay pots with curved handles on a table, with pottery tools and supplies in the background.
  • A collection of eleven handmade ceramic vases and bowls with various shapes and colors on a light wooden surface.

Playing With Paint & Ink

Watercolor painting of a desert scene with cacti, a large sun in the sky, and a blue sky background. Two tall green cacti with white flowers and smaller cacti with pink flowers are depicted over a sandy, rocky landscape.

Watercolor painting of a desert scene with cacti, a large sun in the sky, and a blue sky background. Two tall green cacti with white flowers and smaller cacti with pink flowers are depicted over a sandy, rocky landscape.

Illustration of a landscape with a stone path, two green plants, red flowers, a large yellow sun, and a blue sky.

Illustration of a landscape with a stone path, two green plants, red flowers, a large yellow sun, and a blue sky.

A cluttered table with art supplies, including watercolor paints, brushes, pens, and a partially filled glass of iced coffee or tea.

A cluttered table with art supplies, including watercolor paints, brushes, pens, and a partially filled glass of iced coffee or tea.

A nighttime scene with a moon, stars, a blue river, green land, and two stylized trees with leaves highlighted in green, outlined in gold.

A nighttime scene with a moon, stars, a blue river, green land, and two stylized trees with leaves highlighted in green, outlined in gold.

Nighttime landscape with a large gray moon, a starry sky, rolling hills in shades of blue and green, and a dark blue body of water in the foreground.

Nighttime landscape with a large gray moon, a starry sky, rolling hills in shades of blue and green, and a dark blue body of water in the foreground.

A table with multiple abstract paintings, paint palettes, brushes, and containers of blue paint, set up for a painting session.

A table with multiple abstract paintings, paint palettes, brushes, and containers of blue paint, set up for a painting session.

Abstract painting on canvas featuring a cluster of colorful flowers on the left side and three white and green striped ornaments on the lower right, amidst a blue background with splattered yellow and white paint.

Abstract painting on canvas featuring a cluster of colorful flowers on the left side and three white and green striped ornaments on the lower right, amidst a blue background with splattered yellow and white paint.