The Joy of Lettering and Things Like That
Today I am in the midst of hand lettering 130 envelopes in fancy calligraphy with a real fountain pen and teal ink. Somebody's gotta do it, and I LOVE that I get to. There is something about just sitting in contemplation with pen in hand and address list before me...
Brand Me Successful
I decided to improve my brand. Me, Dena McKitrick: not one of my businesses, but me, the individual. Recently, I have been thinking about who I am on the inside vs. how I appear on the outside, with the focus on congruency. Am I congruent with myself in appearance and...
Joy is a Fountain in my Heart
Many, many years ago I was first starting on another path toward living my life in integrity with my spiritual self when I came into an inspired epiphany: that I could choose how I experience my life. Simply put, no matter what it is that I am walking through, I could...
The Joy of Doing Art
I love to sing. I love to dance. I love to write a well-turned phrase. And I love to express through pen or brush or camera or carving tool or with my well-worn mouse on the computer. To me it is all the same in that it is a place of joy I enter when I open up to be...
Combining “Old World” art and Computer Savvy
I started doing graphic design before computers. I'd pull out my rapidograph and carefully, tediously draw a fine line border for a certificate. I would then letter it with my calligraphy pen. I loved doing commercial art that way. I loved pin-striping a car, or...
Art, The Artist, and Daily living
Each and everyday is a new one, with new experiences, new challenges, and a new list of things that I absolutely have to get done yesterday. I love doing art. It is the center of me. What I mean by that is that when I am fully engaged in creative expression, I am...
Blending Fine Art and Technology
Every time I approach a new project it seems I must re-enter beginners mind in order to learn some new technological trick. There is a blessing to computers and ALL the stuff you can do online, as it opens up whole new venues that you can explore endlessly. A downside...
Each New Day
Everyday gets better. Everyday I wake up in gratitude for the wonderful gift of life and the brand new day. I am a peace maker, a peace keeper. It is my job (as it many others) to keep peace in my heart no matter what life looks like on the outside. One way that I...
Artist Statement
Creative expression is my lifeblood. Doing art is somewhere at the very center of my being. It is who I am, what I do. It is the magic that binds my life together, and helps me to make sense of it all. It is a joyous, wonderful experience for me, a constantly...