Journey

When My Art Went Viral
The first time my art went viral I did not know how to feel. It was excitement mixed with disbelief. I had posted my work a hundred times before and nothing happened. Then suddenly the numbers climbed, the comments poured in, and my phone would not stop lighting up.
By Lay Simone2 months ago in Art
The First Piece I Ever Sold
I will never forget the feeling of selling my first piece. It was not about the money. It was the moment I realized someone saw value in what I created. Someone felt what I felt. Someone connected with my vision enough to take it home.
By Lay Simone2 months ago in Art
Where Color Meets Faith
There is a calm that settles in before I start to paint. The room gets quiet, and I let the colors do the talking. In that stillness, LayMadeIt becomes more than a name again. It becomes the space where I remember who I am and what I am still reaching for.
By Lay Simone2 months ago in Art
What Art Taught Me About Starting Over
I am Lay Simone, and everything I make comes from the middle of what I live. LayMadeIt began as survival, not strategy. I was just trying to make sense of things, to turn what hurt into something that could stand on its own.
By Lay Simone2 months ago in Art
Checkmate Is Not the End
There is a painting – said to hang in the Louvre – that stops you in your tracks. Checkmate. The devil sits across the board from a human king, a shadow of victory stretching across the squares. An angel stands behind the human, watching. To the untrained eye, the game is over: the king is trapped, the queen captured, defeat inevitable.
By THE HONED CRONE2 months ago in Art
The Day I Finally Started
I reached a point where I couldn’t keep saying “one day.” I was tired of my own potential sitting in notebooks and voice notes. I wanted more than ideas. I wanted movement.
By Lay Simone2 months ago in Art
The Town That Woke Up Twice
The first sunrise was normal. Birds sang, fishermen gathered by the pier, and the bakery on Main Street opened its doors with the familiar smell of fresh bread and sea salt. Children walked to school, and life in the little coastal town of Marlin Bay moved at its unhurried rhythm — as it always had.
By Echoes of the Soul2 months ago in Art
The Role of Preventive Screening in the Future of Personal Healthcare
The way people manage their health is shaped by healthcare prevention. Instead of waiting for symptoms, people are using preventive screenings to identify health issues before they become critical. This proactive practice lowers healthcare expenses and systemic stress and improves quality of life.
By khari 2 months ago in Art
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: The Geometry of Grace
Architecture is the language through which civilizations express their most enduring values. In Stanislav Kondrashov’s Oligarch Series, this language becomes a meditation on proportion, order, and the quiet intelligence that turns stone into memory. The term oligarch, often associated with power, is reimagined here as the custodian of culture — the guardian of beauty, intellect, and the architectural ideals that give structure to human history.
By Stanislav Kondrashov3 months ago in Art
The Accidental Perils of Letting Your Inner Fire Out
Fear is temporary; your light is eternal – let it shine. Be messy, be wild, be you – your truth is your gift. (Tipping Point by Artist Victoria Lynn 2013)
By THE HONED CRONE3 months ago in Art
The Sacred Journey of Seeing and Creating
A testament of the visionary artist standing in presence, alchemy, and devotion, witnessing life and the divine through every stroke of creation.
By THE HONED CRONE3 months ago in Art
Everyday Elder Conversations of the Past and Present
This year, I started a book with a grant I received from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC). I applied as an elder, Native American woman, with a handicap. I fit 3 categories. How could I lose? It is to be completed in June of 2026. Should be no problem, right?
By Denise E Lindquist3 months ago in Art