Creativity
Creative Process: how accidents can become art
Bringing the unintentional into light by making art of findings. I enjoy altering standard practices in essay writing, so be warned if you find yourself frustrated while following…
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Creativity
Process sans plans & perfection
[originally published in weekly newsletter] I feel at a loss of what to say here today, but my hands love to write, and I made a commitment to…
Body & Health
Sex & Death in the time of Kali Yuga
I have 20 minutes to write this, so lucky for you, it should be short. When I was around 15 years old, my mother announced one random day,…
Mommess
covering: artist’s statement
I cover nature. Daily drawings are digital finger painting atop photos, and include collage-symbols made from other moments in time. These personal symbols are stored as images in…
Creativity
A Visual Peace: Art as Alchemy
Creative work is alchemy. It is an honest process, that sometimes culminates something that can touch the honest places in other people too. Art, music, poetry, and stories…
Creativity
Here’s my story (and I’m not sticking to it)
I’ve been in between things for some time now. Like in my career. And it is glorious. I mean, literally glorious. Each day feels like an adventure, my…
Best of Mommess
Artist’s Confidential
AKA pulling apart a piece of art, with some web-weaving via inappropriate footnoting. This entire piece is about a rapidly made Instagram reel (with high hopes of it…
Best of Mommess
Three phrase philosophy for hosting quality community events
And defining some roles while I’m at it. Every large-scale event has a producer. Producers are people who brings teams together, pays artists, hires contractors, handles grounds, fencing,…
Best of Mommess
Passion, Practice, Project
How to create measurable success when your midlife situation or livelihood gets badly busted. I’m in midlife, and apparently, most people are doing this sh1tshow better than me.…
Website Use: Terms & Conditions
emmpress.com Last update: July 31, 2026 This document contains the policies that govern emmpress.com (the “Site”). The Site is a personal creative work owned and run by Elizabeth…
Creativity
What I know about social storytelling online
Besides writing an actual story, you know, like a book or play, there are other ways you can tell rich stories using platforms built for social media. And…
Mommess
Name-work, paper-work, and identity reboots for language-minded ladies
Today I needed to fill in some paperwork to pick up an official birth certificate for my youngest child and was struck how, as a woman, I’ve needed…