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Symbol Work by EMM Matteson
Creativity

Covering

I love the idea of covering. The grace of covering came for me over 20 years ago via a fisherman. Today, covering is at the core of how…

June 21, 2026June 21, 2026 · 4 min read

Markup on photo by EM Matteson
Culture

The Pieces You See

Yesterday, the world lost an amazing painter, David Hockney. He passed away at the age of 88. Has there ever been a painting, an illustration, or even a…

June 12, 2026June 13, 2026 · 3 min read

Nuns. Abstract art by EM Matteson
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…

June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 · 4 min read

Abstract Art in shades of Teal and dark fucshia named Veil Sides by Elizabeth Mullen Matteson
For My Kids

Short & Sweet

At my first New York gallery show, an Ukranian artist named Bokov drew caricatures of those present. Mine was a young girl with a big head, tiny neck,…

April 22, 2026April 24, 2026 · 3 min read

abstract art of figure and face
Mommess

covering – artist’s statement

I cover nature. Daily drawings are digital finger painting atop photos, including collage-symbols made from other moments in time. These personal symbols are stored as stickers in my…

April 16, 2026April 16, 2026 · 3 min read

Fence Post in South Carolina
Mommess

From post to gatepost: why “engaging” social media strategies don’t always get people to show up

and what to do about it. Focusing on social media engagement stats can be antithetical to actually helping people show up in real life. Because “engagement-based” social strategies…

April 10, 2026April 10, 2026 · 7 min read

Birdie, markup art on photo by EMM Matteson
Mommess

Hope in coping mechanisms

Today is Easter Sunday, and I’m sitting at dining table, laptop nestled among mountains of near-folded clothes, purple and white towels, and underwear. I’m also sneaking in some…

April 6, 2026June 21, 2026 · 5 min read

abstract art that looks a little like a figure wearing a Chef's hat
Family

What happened to the chicken bag?

The types of explanations we received as kids about the mundane questions of life, alters how we develop our capacity for internal reasoning. Becoming educated with diversity of…

April 1, 2026April 6, 2026 · 3 min read

Best of Mommess

Sushi Bake Beliefs

On Food Culture, Balls of Beliefs, Paradox, Music, and Menopause Yesterday my daughter found a recipe for a Sushi Bake, and I was immediately skeptical. Who wants to…

March 28, 2026March 28, 2026 · 3 min read

Abstract Art by Elizabeth Mullen Matteson. All rights reserved
Mommess

IF you are going to use AI, do this first… or now

For quick disclaimer, I don’t use AI to write, or make art (because I love to do these things, why would I give them up?), but I do…

March 15, 2026March 17, 2026 · 4 min read

Coaching

Valuing your values – a mini workshop in a post

Many moons ago I crewed for a personal development coach in Hawaii and both coasts. I used to help usher folks across beds of hot coals and jump…

March 14, 2026March 17, 2026 · 6 min read

Mommess

weaving the www

With the wild west, a personal party, and thoughts on the web as a woman’s medium. Women’s work, I’ve been told by more than a few wise souls,…

February 16, 2026February 16, 2026 · 6 min read

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