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On Grief, the Death Rating System, and the Beginnings of Art Words and Yoga
On August 16, 2019, I was at a work picnic at Bates Technical College. The summer sun beat down on us and we college employees relaxed in...

Karrie Zylstra Myton
Apr 23, 20239 min read


The Fire and Glass in Us
“I work to express the beautiful soul of the flowers in each piece I paint.” -Sydney Zylstra Last month I went on an art adventure...

Karrie Zylstra Myton
Mar 20, 20233 min read


Finding Enlightenment in Pink
Raquel Welch died last week. It feels strange to me that this should happen so soon after I posted her photo and wrote about how she...

Karrie Zylstra Myton
Feb 22, 20233 min read


Receiving is as Good as Giving
My family hosted over the holidays. I had longed to do this and worked hard to reach out to our relatives to make arrangements. Most were...

Karrie Zylstra Myton
Jan 7, 20233 min read


Adventures in Yoga: An Independent Hatha Yoga Class
Description of a local class and a very brief history of yoga.

Karrie Zylstra Myton
Dec 29, 20223 min read


Adventures in Yoga: Hot Yoga
A first-timer's review of hot yoga

Karrie Zylstra Myton
Dec 3, 20225 min read


How to Create Simple Meaningful Advent Rituals
Last year around this time I had BIG plans for an advent art project. I wanted to create an advent calendar to honor those I had lost. I...

Karrie Zylstra Myton
Nov 24, 20222 min read
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