Author Archives: Amy

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Origins of a Painting: Second Sight/2nd Site

Tweet Originally published in my April 2015 issue of Off the Easel Before leaving England on our 2008 trip, I was determined to see the Rollright Stones. After all, many visitors describe this as an […]

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The Day We Left Orkney. Part I: You *Can* Get There From Here

Tweet   First edition originally published January 23, 2015 Sylvia Wishart -?Hoy Sound 1987, oil and mixed media on paper from the Pier Arts Centre Collection, used with permission ? the Estate of Sylvia Wishart […]

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Your Best New Year’s Resolution: Sing Like a Bird

Tweet First edition originally published January 3, 2015 The start of January naturally symbolizes new beginnings to most people as they take down last year’s calendar and pin up a fresh one, but the New […]

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Why I Love to Travel

Tweet   First edition originally published November 20, 2014 THE Little Red Suitcase! digital photograph ? Amy Funderburk 2014 All Rights Reserved   It all started with a little red suitcase…. Trip Advisor, that quintessential […]

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Confessions of a Home Haunter

Tweet First edition originally published September 23, 2014 In the fall, a young woman’s fancy turns to…Halloween. Yes, I remember the smell of new pencils and?the pungent, tan, gum erasers that meant back-to-school time. Yes, […]

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Taming the Inner Critic

Tweet First edition originally published August 15, 2014 Artists are usually their own harshest critics.?In my own studio, even if I am pleased with the results, sometimes that certain?inner voice complains that I’m still not […]

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Setting Your Intention

Tweet First edition originally published July 14, 2014 At the beginning of yoga class, an instructor might suggest that we set a positive intention for our practice — perhaps to release something, or to create […]

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“A Relaxed Mind is a Creative Mind”

Tweet First edition originally published May 21, 2014 A relaxed mind is a creative mind.?1? That quote is on both my home studio door and on the inspiration board?at my downtown studio. It comes from […]

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Seeking “whelment”

Tweet First edition originally published April 8, 2014 As my husband once cleverly pointed out, people never talk about feeling “whelmed.” They only go on about being overwhelmed. At very busy periods like we’ve been […]

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Really Seeing a Place

Tweet First edition originally published March 18, 2014 The last crocuses have now been joined by armies of cheerful daffodils, bluebells, and hyacinths, all bowing their heads today under the weight of today?s sleet and […]

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