I recently had the opportunity to speak as a panelist at the Young Women's Alliance 'Love Yourself Summit' at Craft. The purpose of this inaugural event was to focus on empowering young, professional women to continue to thrive within their given industry.
Read MoreMy brand, Mpulse Studio | Charlotte St. Charles: fine art and jewelry for the adventurous heart, wasn’t built overnight. This idea/lifestyle has been years in the making, even at times when I didn’t realize it.
Read MoreThroughout the past few years, I've been emotionally and financially beaten down at times to, what felt like, the lowest possible denominator, but through it all, I've refused to give up. When I decided to go all in and open Mpulse Studio, I vowed to never look back.
Read MoreHaving been raised Catholic, I've always celebrated the traditional holy days of obligation, i.e. Christmas and Easter. Of course, through years of Sunday School and Catholic Education, receiving the sacraments and attending mass every Sunday, I have always known what we were celebrating, and I knew why, to a general extent. I would always dutifully give something up for Lent (one year I unsuccessfully attempted to give up cheese) and have my forehead smudged with ashes, but this year was different...
Read More"I don't see distant wars and anti-environmental capitalism being able to survive in a world full of initiated women." --Dalai Lama
Read MoreYesterday, I had the privilege of speaking on intimacy expert, Dr. Kat Smith's, podcast (it will be aired here on April 26). The subject of the interview is titled, Healing through Creativity. She and I both spoke of traumatic events we've endured and how we've used our writing as a means to heal.
Read MoreShe is free in her wildness, she is a wanderess, a drop of free water. She knows nothing of borders and cares nothing for rules or customs. 'Time' for her isn’t something to fight against. Her life flows clean, with passion, like fresh water.
--Roman Payne, The Wanderess
Read MoreEmbrace your unique story with Sketches from the Heart of a Texas Artist!
Read MoreLeaning against the gallery door, my pencil placed on the hot-pressed paper of my sketchbook, I lightly sketched a conjured vision...
Read MoreA year ago, as a cathartic exercise, I started writing Sketches from the Heart of a Texas Artist, and developed the character, Mona Lamar (aka my alter-ego), a woman who's desire and pursuit of universal truths outshines her fears and anxieties as she accepts her Hero's Journey...
Read MoreTribal Vibrations - a new piece inspired by the ancient rainforests inhabited by the Mayan Civilizations, inspired by natural beauty and by connection to spirit.
Read MoreThe tagline for Mpulse Studio | Charlotte St. Charles is Fine Art and Jewelry for the Adventurous Heart. My novel, Sketches from the Heart of a Texas Artist, is about a young artist, Mona Lamar, who embarks upon a journey toward self actualization as she runs from her ‘dark shadow of despair.’
Read MoreThose of you who have been following me on social media know that my fine art and jewelry serve as illustrations for my novel, Sketches from the Heart of a Texas Artist. As final edits are being made to the manuscript, I've been posting my art accompanied by short excerpts from that part of the story.
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