Tara Hawley

I am told I am so many things that I begin to believe them, gathering up these “definitions” of who I am, and then I struggle to keep up with everything or everyone around me, finding myself defining…

I took this photo in January, and I've been meaning to post it, thinking I’d be on to a new quote by March. But life hasn't been the fantastic, fresh start to the new decade I was hoping for…

As we rapidly approach Christmas morning—whether we are ready or not, it's often harder and harder to keep a sense of peace with us in all of the flurry that is the modern-day Christmas season. Even with trying to "simplify"…

I finally got a letter board! Can you guess the person who said this? Ok, I'll tell you. It was Joan of Arc.

It’s been a bit of an extra rough spell recently with my health. That’s one of the…

For those of you who know me personally, you may know my life has had its challenges, although sometimes I hide it well. But art isn’t about hiding. And neither is life. I’ve learned that lesson over the last number…

I wrote this quite a while ago, but never got around to posting it.  I found it recently as I was organizing some files, and Valentine's Day seemed like the perfect time to share it with you:

Say what you…