Inspired by Jon Katz and Jenna Wogenrich, I have added a donate button to the blog.  I already have one up on the website, but felt that the option to donate here would be a good idea.

I have a bit of an old, threadbare, but still functional thing about being paid for my work.  I am embarrassed to admit it,  but there you have it – artists should just work for the pleasure and personal satisfaction of what they do, right?  They live on air and rainwater anyway, right?

In fact, I spend many hours writing and taking photos for this free blog, which is one of the ways that I share my work.  I do love doing it, and I do gain personal satisfaction from it.  However, I would also like to turn the current of financial wellness on, so that is the idea behind the button.

I recently started to make a monthly donation to Brain Pickings.  I feel good about that, and am inspired by her persistence and forthrightness about money.

Your help in keeping the blog and all of the other work (dancing, writing, teaching) afloat is deeply appreciated.  Donations over $50 will receive a free copy of my ebook, “Breaking into Blossom.”

Thank you!