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FLOW in the Studio, for YOU & me, in 2023

Honey Hilliard

FLOW in the Studio, for YOU & me, in 2023

In the last month I have experienced a break-through in my art practice, a shattering of boundaries, a dissolving of barriers. I am sure I cannot fully express, with words at least, the joy this breakthrough has brought, though I think it shows in the new art that came out of it. For many years I craved a flow of cohesive collection-creating. There was, and is still, a certain amount of struggle that goes into the creating of a successfully resolved, complete piece of original art. That said, I still had this nagging feeling in my core that there was TOO much...


Summer of 22, Still Saying Goodbye to You

Honey Hilliard

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Summer of 22, Still Saying Goodbye to You
Goodbye Summer Fun, Hello September Productivity

Have a Coke and a Dolphin

Have a Coke and a Dolphin
Air Potato leaves
Have a Coke and a Dolphin.
Creeping Jenny flows. 

Purity, Abundance and Grace

Honey Hilliard

Purity, Abundance and Grace
Bright breezes swooshed through.
Poof! Blooms exploded from buds,
Joining in Glory. 

Preparing for Labor and Delivery of "Botanicals by Honey", with Help from my 4-legged Studio Mate

Preparing for Labor and Delivery of "Botanicals by Honey", with Help from my 4-legged Studio Mate
I am currently preparing for the labor and delivery of… a new collection. With yesterday being the 22nd birthday of my amazing, beautiful, first born daughter, I am reminded of how similar birthing babies is to birthing paintings. Both begin with a vague conception that comes from a mysterious land beyond. Slowly but surely, they become more and more defined and take on a life of their own. The collection currently gestating in my studio is based on botanicals and, more specifically, the Japanese art of flower arrangement called "ikebana", which, in the most simple terms, is an artful, refined arrangement of flowers and other botanicals containing three elements: Heaven, Earth and Human
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