artist – Nell Carroll Photography

Shuffling into 2024

I got caught up in a wonderful visit from my son for the holidays so I neglected the updates in favor of quality time watching him play on his computer with his friends at my dining room table. To be fair to him, he asked if I minded him being online. It’s like a bigContinue reading “Shuffling into 2024”

Change is Scary

I’d intended to move out of Texas once my son was settled in college. In my divorce decree, my ex made a provision that it would be fine for me to move before then but I had a steady job and a life I liked in Texas so it was not difficult to stay. WithContinue reading “Change is Scary”

The Value of Art

I was visiting with a couple old friends yesterday. They were looking at some of the mosaics I have been working on. “Your work is beautiful!” said one. “But it’s pricey,” said the other. “How long do you spend making each piece?” I get asked that quite a bit. When I create, sometimes the ideasContinue reading “The Value of Art”

Creative Types

I am a creative. It’s taken me years to own this, although I have always known it. I’m not the sort of person who can be creative on demand, like when you go to a meeting and the corporate types say, “Send us your creative, outside-the-box suggestions”. How can you be creative on the spot?Continue reading “Creative Types”