Anne Pollard James

I think sometimes you do things knowing they are going to be important to you when you look back. How? Doesn’t really matter, but you know that by doing it, you’re stretching into something new. Back in December, I was juried into a show curated by the National Association of Women Artists at the Sasse Museum in Pomona, California. I had painted 'She moves in Blue' and it seemed pretty perfect to be in a show called Pacific Influence. The week before Christmas I had her shipped to...

‘Coming up for Air’, marks the time between my former life and my current one as an artist. When I left my career, there was a long moment between deciding to, and leaving. It was glorious knowing a new world was coming but I was unsure of what that actually meant. I simply knew that it felt like I could finally breathe.

Birds. I had a really moving experience last year, and I haven’t written about it until now . That’s sort of how it goes for me. It’s hard to tell myself to sit down and write. I do not like being told what to do, even when it’s me doing the telling. Jessica Bond offered a creative meditation afternoon one day at Carson House, and it remains one of the most incredible gifts I’ve been given. It was a guided meditation for creativity. Fifteen minutes total, limited to a small group of eight....