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ArtFul
Art is everywhere...
My happy place is a museum, a movie, a play, a book, live music, dance…
My happy place is Art in all its many forms
The words and pictures shared here are expressions of art - its history, life, emotions… Enjoy!





Treasures in my Backyard a SoCal Staycation
We all want to plan the ultimate vacation - climbing to the Peruvian village in Machu Picchu, breathing in the fresh air in the Swiss...
Oct 13, 2016


A Trip to LACMA
Yes I am one of those people who gets very excited when there is a new exhibit at the museum. Even with my LACMA membership this was my...
Oct 13, 2016


How I Slow Down
To celebrate my Day 1 of my Staycation I headed to Laguna Beach. One of the main reasons I moved Orange County when I returned to...
Oct 12, 2016


When Fall Comes to Southern California
Fall is my absolute favorite season of the year. Being an East Coaster I get homesick this time of the year. There is a special kind of...
Oct 8, 2016


More Than A Pretty Picture - Inspiration
We all have our "go to" shopping spot. Places we prefer to grocery shop, stores that offer styles that we are comfortable wearing or...
Oct 2, 2016


Flower Power
Okay I admit it I'm a little obsessed with flowers. Maybe its because unlike my grandmother who could grow a tree from a seed ( I know a...
Aug 27, 2016


Paris in October - A Perfect Trip
In 2004 I decided to travel to Paris for the first time. It started as a group trip and ended with me traveling on my own. Strangely I...
Aug 27, 2016


Cave Temples of Dunhuang
Museums transport us in time and space. To ancient worlds and past decades or possible futures. One of the masters of this journey is the...
Aug 27, 2016


Everything is Beautiful at the Ballet
I fell in love with the ballet when I was a young girl. My Aunt took me to my first ballet in Philly and it was magical. Magic is what I feel and experience at the ballet. I never took formal dance training but dance is my first love, all forms of dance. Ballet will always be my center, my escape, and my expression of flight. I have been blessed to experience many great ballet companies; Alvin Ailey, the Chinese Ballet performing Raise the Red Lantern, the Joffrey Ballet pe
Aug 27, 2016
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