Emmy's Blog

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The Space Between Everything

A reflection on balance, mental space, and accepting that our capacity changes. For me, creating art offers a place for the unknown and unspoken, without the pressure to have everything...

The Space Between Everything

A reflection on balance, mental space, and accepting that our capacity changes. For me, creating art offers a place for the unknown and unspoken, without the pressure to have everything...

Remembering to Notice

Remembering to Notice

A reflection on putting down the screen, paying attention to the world around us, and how childhood curiosity continues to shape my creative process.  

Remembering to Notice

A reflection on putting down the screen, paying attention to the world around us, and how childhood curiosity continues to shape my creative process.  

Leaving Room to Wonder

Leaving Room to Wonder

My daughter's questions about life, purpose and where we come from have made me think about the beliefs we inherit, the expectations we carry into motherhood, and how I'm learning...

Leaving Room to Wonder

My daughter's questions about life, purpose and where we come from have made me think about the beliefs we inherit, the expectations we carry into motherhood, and how I'm learning...

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Making Room for Curiosity

Lately I've been thinking about getting back into painting and noticing the hesitation that sometimes comes before beginning. Through experimenting with water, pigment and smaller mixed media pieces, I'm reminding...

Making Room for Curiosity

Lately I've been thinking about getting back into painting and noticing the hesitation that sometimes comes before beginning. Through experimenting with water, pigment and smaller mixed media pieces, I'm reminding...

Woven in Time by Emmy Spoon

What I See After I Make It

Lately I've been thinking about what I see in my work after I make it, and how allowing forms to emerge naturally leaves room for both the artist and the...

What I See After I Make It

Lately I've been thinking about what I see in my work after I make it, and how allowing forms to emerge naturally leaves room for both the artist and the...

Art Lives Within Us

Art Lives Within Us

Why are we drawn to certain works of art again and again? Sometimes the connection is difficult to explain. Art can reflect something within us, mark a moment in our...

Art Lives Within Us

Why are we drawn to certain works of art again and again? Sometimes the connection is difficult to explain. Art can reflect something within us, mark a moment in our...