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"It will change your life."  Powerful words.

Especially if they come from Lin Swensson, a very talented art consultant in the health care industry and a fine artist and sculptor herself. And the person who hired me to do a large recycled installation in an amazing medical center.

She said this when I ask... Read more →

I love the pictures below of my mom.  They are just two little pictures, yet they tell volumes, don't they?

She had every hair in place and she so wanted everyone of mine to be in place too.

She got her hair done each week at Ginny's Beauty Parlor.  There was lots of hair teasing and hair spraying going on and I was right in the thick of it, watching it all. ... Read more →

A few weekends ago, I ran off to Chicago to meet my husband for the weekend.  He was already there for business.

I almost didn't go.

It takes so much planning to leave behind two teenagers, two dogs and seven koi.  I knew Chicago would be chilly and if I had to work that hard to leave my life for a second, I am begging to be put in some warm weather with a tropical drink topped with dark rum.

I am so thankful I came to my senses.  Chicago is magical.

I had been there in my 20's and my 3... Read more →

Kate Fratti | Courier Times

"If it’s true that artists are tortured souls, Colleen Attara is the exception..." Read the full article...

I have been married to the most amazing man for almost 23-years.  I love him.  Really and truly love him.

But I do not like him during tax season.  Tax season is when the differences in our core personalities come out. It is when we are very likely to have an argument. He is organized. Really organized.  I am working on being organized.

I work on this everyday. And some days are better than others.

This year tax season was better for us as a couple because I was a little more organized. Just a... Read more →