"...a drive to put what is playing on my internal projector out into the real world, for others to see..."
FAIL…SAFE?
IN the DOGHOUSE
...there is a niggling worry, about the big C...CO I mean...VID...
Over the Humpty-Dump
Oh, the fun of a downward spiral...After a week or two of just mind blowing energy and creativity, comes the inevitable crash. This time it was about a week of doldrums, pain, negativity and actual physical illness, all of which I attribute to this illness called Bipolar Disorder. The worst part of a depressive episode, …
Water Flowing thru My Art Life
Water...It gives life, it takes life. It's waves hold the secrets of a million years...
The Journey, a Debut Art Video
. This project was a couple years in the making for me, and was born from the bottomless grief I was dealing with then. As caregiver to both of my parents after a 23 year-long active addiction, and after a devestating breakup of my marriage when my ex went to Federal Prison, I was …
Keep Your Head…and Mine Too
...crack a smile or frown a frown...about the wonderful gift of creativity!
Am I a Brave Artist?
I must push myself to new heights. I want to. I am still th
Sick, Sick, SICK OF IT…
...this post is winding itself around my consciousness like my fairy python-mother...
The Unveiling!
Shall I call it "UNBAGGING"? I told you that you would never guess my source photo, in the last post's images. Well here it is: . Here's the deal: I was ready to take Kleo for her daily walk, mask on, prepared to face the outside world. I had just finished watching (another) horrible newscast …
I Don’t Feel Very Good.
Can you dig it? I am sure most all of you can, gentle readers. You can probably deduce from my latest posts that my creative powers seem rather discombobulated. I would have to agree with you. The "SITUATION" certainly has a dampening effect on my spirit; whereas I used to force myself to get …
The Duality of My Artistic Self
Depicting my own image has been a starting point my work from the beginning. As a child my drawings were always of female faces, although I never consciously realized these were reflections of me. Even then, in my earliest work, the duality of my nature is blatantly apparent. . The faces I drew were always …
A Saint Petersburg Artist Resident
It has been an enormously trying year and one half, year and 8 months , actually. I have grown SO much since I have lived here in St. Petersburg, I have learned to believe in myself, and in my ability to survive. As An ARTIST. In my own right, I have put in the footwork, stretched …
Another Facet
“Open Sea” and Exquisite Aloneness
This was a big endeavor for me, and I believe I have painted at least three different paintings in the course of 2 years on this one canvas...That can be one of the downfalls of being ocd and bipolar, when I can't let a thing be good enough or ever done. So, here is the …
RILEY the Elegant Elephant
An update on our dear friend Riley!
SUSAN TODD MARTIN 
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