New Clean Candle Collection! Venus in Pieces Core Collection Line Launches Today
Exciting news! I'm thrilled to report our new collection of clean, pure essential oil candles launches today over at Venus in Pieces. To...
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Cynthia Alexander
- Jul 10
- 5 min
Five Female Artists Influencing My Abstract Photography and Mixed Media Artwork Today
One of the many things instilled in me during my ten years of studying philosophy in an academic setting was the importance, no, the...
Cynthia Alexander
- Jul 5
- 4 min
What Is Slow Art? On Time, Attention, and The Sensuality of Creation
"Slow art for a slow life," my tagline as an artist and as a woman who desires to live in the world with a calm nervous system,...
Cynthia Alexander
- Jun 29
- 9 min
'Poor Kids Don’t Do Art.' Poverty, Principles, and My Forty-Year Journey Back To Painting”
I've been looking though and following more art accounts on Instagram lately, and so IG is recommending more art accounts to me. A few...
Cynthia Alexander
- Jun 21
- 6 min
Silence Is a Buzzkill: 4 Reasons To Dream Your Dreams Out Loud
One of several trends on the internet right now is this notion of keeping your dreams to yourself. Have you seen these posts? "Dream your...
Cynthia Alexander
- Jun 20
- 4 min
Monsters as My Safe Place: On Processing Trauma by Creating Things that Go Bump in the Night
CW: sexual trauma *This post was originally published on my former writing blog in April, 2022. Reposting here because, even though I'm...
Cynthia Alexander
- Jun 20
- 6 min
How Astrology Helped Me Improve My Workflow So I Could Finish Writing My Book
*This entry is a repost from my former writing blog. It was originally published April 22, 2022. I'm posting it again, because yesterday...
Cynthia Alexander
- Jun 15
- 4 min
Fine Art Notes: The Birth Story of Heyday High Jinks
It is with great pride and tremendous pleasure that I present to you Heyday High Jinks! Heyday High Jinks is the first fine art gallery...
Cynthia Alexander
- Jun 9
- 10 min
How To Be a Real Girl In a World That Keeps Getting Faker
The rhetorician in me cringes at that title, so let's clarify some terms before we move into this conversation about how to hold onto to...
Cynthia Alexander
- Jun 5
- 5 min
Leaving Happy Breadcrumbs: How I Use Instagram Reels To Help My Mental Health
June is national PTSD awareness month, so every week this month, I'll be writing about my own journey with diagnosed complex-PTSD. Today,...
Cynthia Alexander
- Jun 2
- 7 min
Everything Has Changed: How I Plan My Life With the Cycles of the Moon
When I was working as a whole sign, hellenistic astrologer and life coach, one tool I used with my clients was utilizing the cycles of...
Cynthia Alexander
- May 24
- 6 min
Riding the Soul Wave: My Low-Tech, High Vibe, Radically Intuitive Approach To Creativity
One of my favorite things is to listen to is artists of any kind talking about their creative process. We each create so differently....
Cynthia Alexander
- May 23
- 4 min
I'm Doing Everything Wrong On YouTube and I've Never Been Happier
I researched how to start a YouTube channel for months before I launched my channel. I took webinars, and I watched videos. I listened to...
Cynthia Alexander
- May 18
- 4 min
Poking the Bear: The Challenges of Vlogging With Body Dysmorphia
About a month ago I started a YouTube channel, a vlogging YouTube channel in which I am on camera a lot...all of me. The second I started...
Cynthia Alexander
- May 9
- 5 min
Lessons From the Road: Four Things My Latest Road Trip Taught Me About Being Me*
*It would be helpful if you read my entry, "Talking To Pluto," before reading this entry, but it's not necessary. Let's skip the catchy...
Cynthia Alexander
- May 5
- 6 min
Talking To Pluto: How My Road Trip To Sedona Led Me To the Underworld
The best way to begin is at the beginning. Edward and I set out for Sedona, Arizona from Omaha on a bright Monday afternoon. My plan was...
Cynthia Alexander
- May 5
- 4 min
3 Things I Learned While Trying To Work Full-time On the Road In My Minivan Camper | Van Life
Last fall I made the decision to suspend my personal coaching practice in order to pursue my own art full-time. This year I doubled down...
Cynthia Alexander
- Apr 26
- 3 min
Am I Going To Live In My Van Full-Time?: A Quick Note On My Future Plans With Van Life
In my second YouTube video, someone left a question in the comments asking whether I'd be living in my minivan full-time now that the...
Cynthia Alexander
- Apr 20
- 5 min
My Magnificent Midcentury Modern Minivan Camper | Full Instructions For Build
I converted my 2011 Toyota Sienna minivan into a beautiful camper for long-term road tripping and future van life. In this entry, I want...
Cynthia Alexander
- Apr 11
- 4 min
My Dog Won't Live Forever: A RePost and An Update
To accompany my first YouTube video, in which I tell the back story of how I came to convert my 2011 Toyota Minivan into a camper to road...
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