by Cynthia Herrick | Mar 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
Life comes at us, sometimes at warp speed and sometimes slowly quietly creeping in. During the in-between spaces, I am instinctively pulled towards my studio to find solace and serenity. Just standing in the inspiring g space calms and settles my spirit. I will paint...
by Cynthia Herrick | Jan 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
January 2026 Winter, January in particular, is a gathering time…a time of transition of moving through an ending and a beginning. Nature uses this quiet time to be still and yet gather energy for the burgeoning of new growth in Spring. . Artists use this time to...
by Cynthia Herrick | Nov 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
“Art enables us to find ourselves and loose ourselves at the same time.” Thomas Merton My cottage industry of designing and making products to sell started in the 1980’s and everything was done on a square folding card table. It worked well enough, as that was the...
by Cynthia Herrick | Oct 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
“Art is not a thing, it is a way.” Elbert Hubbard Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary defines the word create as: to bring into existence; to produce through imaginative skill, to invest with a new form. Unbeknownst to me growing up, I was surrounded by a total creative,...
by Cynthia Herrick | Sep 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
I follow Mike Brennan from the Daly Creative Habit which he offers sign posts along the way on the creative path. The following are his thoughts about finding creative time. “Creative time rarely shows up gift-wrapped. You’re juggling work, family,...