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March 2025 Blood Moon: A Celestial Event in Portland

    Despite the day’s chaotic weather and playing peek-a-boo with the accompanying clouds, David was able to capture this … More

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Blood Moon, Celestial Event, Natural Phenomenon, Solar Eclipse 2025

How to Befriend a Tree: My Artistic Journey

Lately, I struggle to find time in my studio because of my job. I enjoy being a nurse when I’m … More

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#MonotypePrint, #NatureJournal, #NatureWriting, #OncologyNurseNavigator, #Printmaking, #Walking, Art, art and nursing, nature, nurse blogs, printmaking, walking

I Made an Artist Book!

Longtime readers of my posts know that for years I walked to work during my career as an adult oncology … More

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Art, art and nursing, drawing, illustration, monotypeprints, nature journal, Nature Writing, nurse lifestyle, oncology nursing, Portland, Portland artist, Posts about Art, printmaking, SitkaCenterforArtandEcology, tree journal

Grief is a Curved Horizon

Sunset on The Bay, oil on cradled wood panel, 10″ x 10,” 2023 by Julianna Paradisi David’s mother passed away … More

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#Healing, Art, art and nursing, death, grief, homes and gardens, horizon, loss, mental-health, nature, Nature Writing, Northern Flicker, spotted towhee

“Don’t Curse the Darkness, Light a Candle”

“Don’t Curse the Darkness, Light a Candle” photo by JParadisi The election results are in. For many, they’re not what … More

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#breastcancer, #EmotionalSupport, #Hope, #SelfCare, art and nursing, breast cancer, cancer, ElectionResults, health, oncology nursing, self care, wellness

The Threat

Lyrical Expanse (The Hawthorne Bridge,Triptych) , resin and mixed media on wood, 2021 by Julianna Paradisi As the final days … More

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#Art&Nursing, #CancerSurvivor, #election2024, #Healing, #PostPandemicStress, #ResinPainting, creative-writing, health, life, oncology nursing, short-story, writing

Setting Intentions For The New Year

Each new year I create a set of collage Intention Cards reflecting on several areas of my life in which … More

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Collage cards, Intentional New Year, New Year's resolutions

It’s a Wonderful Life: A Road Map to Codependency?

“Last year, in 2021, for the first time since grade school, I skipped watching It’s a Wonderful Life. In 2021, I came to the conclusion that George Bailey is a schmuck.”

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art and nursing, Christmas Eve, Clarence, Codependency, Codependent Behavior, Dr. Jill Biden, FLOTUS, George Bailey, It's a Wonderful Life, Retired RN Blog, self care

Thanksgiving Pie Making: Two Childhood Memories

“Besides raising three children, my mother worked full-time outside of the home. The day before Thanksgiving she came home from a full day’s work, fixed her family dinner, and baked the pies to lessen her work load the following day.
The year I was twelve, Something Happened.”

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art and nursing, family, MakingPies, NurseArtistBlog, PieArt, RetiredRNBlog, Thanksgiving, ThanksgivingMemories, ThanksgivingPies, WorkingMoms

I Took Candy From a Stranger

Today I took candy from a stranger.  I was finishing my morning run, waiting on a corner for the light … More

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Don't Take Candy From Strangers, Halloween, HalloweenCandy

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Unknown's avatarJParadisiRN is a multidisciplinary artist with a focus in painting and writing. Her paintings and short stories have been published nationally. She has exhibited artwork in galleries throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Julianna was a frequent contributor of illustrated blog posts to Off The Charts, the blog of the American Journal of Nursing. She has been a nurse for 33 years, specializing in Pediatric Intensive Care, Oncology Infusion, and as an Oncology Nurse Navigator.

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