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Flip the bird like an artist
I love birds, including this one. Lately, I’ve been finding myself (and several of my friends) angry about how the world has been working. For us as individuals,…
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When you don’t have words…
say it another way. Sometimes forming essays that contain a beginning, middle, and end feels incredibly limiting, and not on target with what I’m working on… or through…
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…
Creativity
recent visual work
Birth of VenusMarkup on photo AVMarkup on photo Visual Works © September 2025 Elizabeth Mullen Matteson | Contact for licensing.
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Believing, Knowing and a Timeless Smile
The power of acknowledgement & questions for deep, time-released understanding. Sitting outside at a small red cafe table on Laguardia Place in New York City, Jim Smith looked…
Creativity
Feedback is free
On a lovely 15 mile (!) hike with a good friend yesterday I learned about feedback. Specifically, that some folks seek it and some don’t. I do. I…
Creativity
On The Cutting Room Floor
This piece is titled “The Cutting Room” which is sooo META Here’s the story: The artwork was “done” and I submitted photos for a gallery show (the tan…
Coaching
Renaissance Warriors
I’m going to tell you right now that you are a modern day Renaissance Warrior. This is because you can do many, many things very well. This includes…
Creativity
Terms of Endearment – Patron
And notes on creativity as a practice. Patron = Pat Ron (an additional pat on the head to everyone who supports the work of artists) Yesterday, while discussing…
Creativity
Participate in a Public | Digital Search Project
I stole this post, screenshots of my own images, and public research project back from my IG account, where the winners of original physical art will be sought…
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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…