Ashley Sue focuses on building her own artistic spirit through playing with media and looking for inspiration.
I have an admission to make. I have a thing for ethnic men. I have a thing for dark skin. Sometimes for long, lovely hair. For lovely, dark eyes. For beautiful souls and joyful, artful spirits peaking through the manly exteriors. Think Troy Polamalu. Or Larry Fitzgerald.* Both of whom I have called “My Football Boyfriends” for the last several years. Marc has joked many occasions that if I left him it would...
Christians, As I did research to better understand the differences between the Pantheon and the Parthenon (I encounter far too many people who do not realize they are two separate buildings), I learned that both were built as temples to gods. The Pantheon was to honor all of the roman gods – and was built about 100 years after Christ’s life and about 75 years after an imprisoned Paul wrote the book of Romans. ...
Many of us may only be familiar with Edvard Munch’s iconic work “The Scream”, but I know a lot of Munch fans who much prefer his other works. I have even heard some refer to “The Scream” as being so overused, it feels like a cartoon. The last thing you will feel upon venturing through the North Carolina Museum of Art for the Munch exhibition is that you just looked at a comic strip....
If the #RembrandtUSA exhibition captured the dark, solemn nature of winter, the North Carolina Museum of Art has got the Spring cure to your Winter blues. Sunday March 18, the North Carolina Museum of Art will unveil a completely surprising exhibition. African Contemporary Artist El Anatsui shares a varied collection of his work in a sparkling array of shimmer and grit. Stay! Do not leave! I know the major patronage of our fine...
Who Are You? Who do you want to be? I ask you not to confuse this with what you do. If your initial reaction was to answer with your profession, I ask you to rethink yourself. Granted, what you do can be a tell-tale indication of your nature. Then again, it may not. Your career, however, is not who you are. Most of my closest friends are certainly not defined by their profession, though...
I have several projects going on right now, and a fabulous company I am working toward working for. With everything going on, I am planning a personal “blog challenge” for this site. Blog challenge. That seems to be what the cool kids are calling it on the web these days. Thirty days. Thirty posts. Each post pre-planned. This very much is not my style, but at the same time, I figure it may challenge...
(Post Subtitle: How Useless Can My College Degree Be?) Mes Amis, If you could wake up tomorrow, and your life could be what you wanted to make of it, what would it look like? Without the ever-closer wedding looming, but instead happily behind me and full of joyful memories, I have time to think again. Maybe dwell is a more accurate word. I look at the house and all the work we need to...
Dear Hopeless, Trapped, or Confused, If you feel lost professionally, or even personally, maybe this question can help you figure out more about who you are: What are your top three dream jobs, real or completely made up? No judging yourself. No looking at my answers until you think of your own. No second guessing your gut. Trust me, it would be easy to think, “Shouldn’t I shoot for something loftier?” I made the...
A while back when this was my Twitter and FB profile pic, a friend and colleague questioned, “I don’t get it. What’s with the purple hands?” Honestly, I never dignified her comment. This friend knows me well, and I revel in creative expression. Paint on my hands should be expected rather than second-guessed. Besides, in the words of Judy Chicago, “You shouldn’t have to justify your work.”* I love my hands. Take a moment...
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