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Unearthing the Demons that Shackle
In 2024-25 I participated in a journey to use art to uncover, dislodge and toss away for good the hinderances that had prevented me from living as the woman and artist I knew I was meant to be. It was my own sense of inferiority against the artist paragon that was Mom that were my demons. It is not uncommon, this precarious dynamic between mothers and daughters, after all. Mom has always loved me, but as humans we all come with baggage passed down through many generations, p
linnieaikensartist
4 days ago6 min read


Surfing. Just Like Walking a Balance Beam
Yes, I took a stab at it. I lived at the beach. It would have been a sin to let such an opportunity…or challenge pass me by, but I certainly wasn’t going to do it with an audience of friends from college! They all kept telling me I would be really good at it because I was a gymnast and had good balance. Maybe so, but I had to learn to swim first, didn’t I?
linnieaikensartist
Feb 55 min read


City Kayakers in the Last Frontier
It may not have been a soccer ball, but Wilson was without equal on Squirrel Island. Squirrel Island was our last night of a 150-mile expedition kayaking trip in Prince William Sound in Alaska.
linnieaikensartist
Feb 212 min read
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