Both my parents were born and grew up in what was once a mid-sized mountain town in the Pennsylvania portion of the Appalachian mountains. My grandparents were all born there too. Their grandparents were immigrants who came through Ellis Island between the 1880s and early 1900s with exception of my mother’s maternal grandmother. That branch… Continue reading Pennsylvania Roots and Growing Up Catholic in the DC Burbs
Author: CJ Apple
Blogger, illustrator, writer
The Value of Life Stories — All 8.2 Billion of Them
Since this is a blog about creative journeys, I am going to tell you a bit about mine. All journeys start at the beginning. I don’t want to bore you all at once, so it will be a series of posts. I almost feel silly about writing about my one little life when the world… Continue reading The Value of Life Stories — All 8.2 Billion of Them
When You’re a Creative Soul Who is Not Wealthy
Many of us need to have some sort of a creative life to be the kind of human beings we are meant to be. The creative life will look different for each of us: it may be doing art or crafts; it may be music; it may be inventing something electronic or digital; it may… Continue reading When You’re a Creative Soul Who is Not Wealthy
Welcome to My Art Life Blog
I plan for this to be a blog where I share my lifelong creative journey and hear about yours. Every creative journey is unique because it is intimately connected with the person, the persona, and your life experiences. By “person” I mean that real you, the consciousness you have known so intimately since birth. “Persona”… Continue reading Welcome to My Art Life Blog
Scribbleflowers Journal 