I’m Kate McEnroe,
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Palette Cleansers
I’ve finally finished by 10 painting series based on a color palette inspired by the Villa La Contessina in Sorrento, Italy. Now, I was taught to...
Stimulus and Response
At our house, this quote from Victor Frankel is often repeated: Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose...
The Villa La Contessina Series
Sometimes I feel the work I create is random and doesn’t have a cohesive style. But then, sometimes, when I look back after several months...
It’s the Exhale
Do you have a favorite kind of breath work? There are lots of patterns that help to regulate, stimulate, and relax. What I've noticed, though, is...
Thankful Thursday – Ali Manning
Why am I grateful this #ThankfulThursday to Ali Manning of @vintagepage designs? Is it a coincidence that I finally developed the #morningpages...
Eyes Wide Shut
Many experts who know a lot more than I do about various schools of meditation practice believe the best posture is one that includes open eyes,...
Thankful Thursday – Bari Zaki
Thankful this month for @barizaki, one of the first people to teach me the fine points of bookbinding and box-making at her studio in my hometown of...
Layers and Passages
I don’t know if I’ll ever use a process quite this structured again, but the series of new paintings is coming along. My last Instagram reel showed...
Toes in the Grass, or the sand, or . . .
Musings on meditation in nature