from the editor
New Beginnings
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“New Year’s Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be
asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative
year of delight and self-discovery. Today carve out a quiet interlude for yourself in which to
dream, pen in hand. Only dreams give birth to change.”
Sarah Ban Breathnach
I love traveling and having my feet on
different soil. I can’t imagine what it must have
been like to set sail and head off into the horizon
by ship to find new lands. I must admit that
I’m not a fan of peoples who have conquered
others in their travels but it’s the concept of
travelling to new places that intrigues me -especially to be the first in a particular culture
to see a land (and all of its natural inhabitants,
animals, plants, etc.) for the first time and bring
back home information and stories about what
was learned.
I feel as though every time I review a new
artist’s work I’m also venturing to a new place
that I’ve never been -- I love it.
Throughout the year, it has been a pleasure
getting to chat with a few of these artists and I
feel as though I now have a growing network of
friends in lands that I hope to travel to one day
- perhaps even grab a cup of coffee with them
as I learn even more about their work, their
perspective and what inspires their craft.
I hope that as you reflect on your previous
year, you are reminded of fond memories that
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