Patrice Federspiel 9/15/14 Patrice Federspiel 9/15/14

We Don't Always Know What We Need

I recently participated in a grueling 3-day tradeshow. It was an experience I am not likely to replicate, but there were a few bright spots.

On the third day, Keanu (hubby) surprised me by purchasing a 10-minute Ho’opono Healing Massage for me. I don’t think of myself as a “massage person”. I don’t have many aches/pains, and honestly feel a bit guilty about receiving massage because I don’t like giving them.

I had been standing on concrete for three days and when asked where my pain was I said my feet and maybe my lower back (I really didn’t have much pain, but they asked).

When I lay down on the table, my right foot cramped, so I asked the masseuse to pull on my toes to make it stop. He proceeded to really DIG into the soles of my feet.

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Tools of the Trade: Books

I’m a bit of a bookworm; reading is one of my passions. I read journals, memoirs, novels, how-to books, self-help books, children’s’ books, cookbooks, etc. You get the picture. Recently a friend of mine recommended “The Painter” by Peter Heller, so I got it out of the library (love libraries!). It is a wonderfully well-written story about a painter; and I feel compelled to share a few of my favorite passages with you.

Patrice Federspiel 4/26/13 Patrice Federspiel 4/26/13

Surviving Adolescence

Would you like to know a story behind this painting? Tumbling Pineapples was started after I had made a quick stop at the Dole Pineapple Plantation on the North Shore of O`ahu.

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Honing Your Power of Focus

Keep Your Eye on the PrizeWhen I began to return to my artistic roots, I started with drawing. I used colored pencils to describe my inner world, and that of others (with their permission).

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Ten-Minute Revolution and Drawing

The New Year has begun and so have weekly sessions of life drawing. Drawing a live model is one of the most energizing ways to invigorate a drawing practice.

Patrice Federspiel 11/17/12 Patrice Federspiel 11/17/12

Apple-Cranberry Crumb Pie

4 unpeeled baking apples sliced, 1 C fresh or frozen cranberries, 1 tsp orange zest...

Patrice Federspiel 10/27/12 Patrice Federspiel 10/27/12

The Bestest Cranberry Bars (ever)

This is cranberry season, one of my favorite seasons of the year. While I still have cranberries in my freezer from last year, I will buy more to fill my reserves.