Hope Amidst the Ruins: A Retrospective Journey
On June 17, 2021 I opened my latest art show, a retrospective of 20 years, at the Stanley Arts Center in Hampton, SC. It was sweetly...
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Charlotte Murray
- Aug 12, 2020
- 2 min
Beginning Again
It began in the most beautiful way. January 29 our family expanded by two of the most precious feet ever! Jeremiah Paul was born to...
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Charlotte Murray
- Aug 12, 2020
- 2 min
Twelve Stones
When Dave and I had decided that marriage to each other was our future, we began to think about our wedding rings and what we wanted them...
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Charlotte Murray
- May 7, 2020
- 4 min
Pruning for Best
It is late Spring around my yard here in the South. The Azaleas have ceased their explosive colors and are now putting on their new green...
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Charlotte Murray
- May 5, 2020
- 3 min
Life Punctuated
May 5, 2020 The old joke goes that “Punctuation saves lives;” with the example: “Let’s eat, Grandma!” or "Let’s eat Grandma." And if you...
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Charlotte Murray
- May 4, 2020
- 3 min
Lost and Found
Sometimes things happen that are so unbelievable, and extraordinary that you think to yourself – If I tell this to anyone, they will...
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Charlotte Murray
- May 3, 2020
- 2 min
Fuel for Flame
Yesterday I mentioned Amy Carmichael, missionary to India. It seems so simple to just say missionary, yet she was so much more. There are...
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Charlotte Murray
- May 2, 2020
- 4 min
From Threat to Treasure
Nacre (/’neiker/NAY-ker/naekre/NAK-re) also known as mother-of-pearl, is an organic-inorganic composite material produced by some...
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Charlotte Murray
- May 1, 2020
- 4 min
Exploring a New World: Sometimes it takes Fire.
May is my month to burn some ships.
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Charlotte Murray
- Mar 24, 2020
- 3 min
Raising Brave
When my parents left their home of Hilton Head and moved to the country outside of Yemassee, SC a lot of new activities appeared on the...
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Charlotte Murray
- Mar 23, 2020
- 2 min
Perhaps
All the messages blasting across social media and news outlets had me thinking that maybe I just didn’t want to add to the mix. I do not...
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Charlotte Murray
- Mar 13, 2020
- 2 min
Ray Brilli - Artistic Treasure
I recently visited the Farmer’s Market at the Amphitheater in St. Augustine FL. It is one of the most diverse and interesting farmer’s...
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Charlotte Murray
- Mar 11, 2020
- 2 min
Bill Mead - The Watermelon Sign
Somewhere around 2002 I was driving into Beaufort and passed a sign at a roadside farmer’s market stand. The sign was large, and painted...
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Charlotte Murray
- Mar 9, 2020
- 4 min
Julie & Julia
Our lives are made up of moments. It is sometimes hard to tell which are the ones that will leave the lasting impression: moments that...
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Charlotte Murray
- Mar 4, 2020
- 2 min
David Paul Murray - A Moment in Time
I have kept all kinds of journals in my life. A few years back I purchased an oversized empty book titled “Artists I have met and Liked,”...
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Charlotte Murray
- Mar 2, 2020
- 3 min
The Lighthouse Choice
I hope that it encourages beginner artists to know that I didn’t start painting until I was almost 40. And that I basically “taught...
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Charlotte Murray
- Mar 2, 2020
- 2 min
The Art in My Life
I recently created a new gallery wall in my home. I had long wanted to put a collection of original and prints of international locales...
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Charlotte Murray
- Feb 28, 2020
- 3 min
The Process of Loving
This month, “Loving the Process,” has been about creativity and how there are tools that can help move us from boredom to productivity,...
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Charlotte Murray
- Feb 24, 2020
- 3 min
We Interrupt our Regularly Scheduled Programming...
Blogging a series doesn't always run in a straight line. Does anything ever run in a straight line? Ever? Not much. So even though I am...
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Charlotte Murray
- Feb 21, 2020
- 3 min
Seasons
It is February. Snow drops have pushed up out of the wet earth and dot the flowerbeds of my yard. They grow right beside the Camellias...
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