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Discover my latest artworks at cynthiacoffield.com, where I explore the connection between nature and humans. My paintings reflect a journey of cultivating joy through closeness with the natural world, inviting you to experience serene landscapes and vivid colors that inspire harmony and tranquility. Join me in this exploration and let the beauty of nature ignite your creativity!

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Books, Living, Notes, Reviews

Yoga Teacher Training Book Reviews

Yoga Teacher Training is well under way, and my book collection is steadily growing. I’m so excited to have finally started yoga teacher training. The majority of our training comes…

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April 8, 2016
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Paleo Strawberry Ice Cream Recipe

Dairy-free, vegan-friendly, no added sugar, and this paleo strawberry ice cream is still delicious! I am starting to get some good legs on this new ice cream machine. This latest…

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July 12, 2016
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Healthy Apple Cider Recipe

Do you know what I really love? Sitting around the living room with Chris, working on projects. It’s something we can justify doing a lot of this time of year.…

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December 12, 2016
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    DIY Pearl Stud Earrings

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    Cloud Surfing in Galveston

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    Last Wednesday we took the day off and went down to Galveston for some long glassy longboard waves. A thick fog had rolled in overnight, so in the early morning you couldn’t see farther than a few feet in front of you. It was almost more like cloud surfing in Galveston. Slide. The beach is rarely so crowded this early, but the fog made everything seem even more quiet since you couldn’t see the other people on the beach. Especially out on the water. I’m not going to lie, when I was first walking in I did feel the subtle panic that a shark might suck me under and away.…

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    DIY Shaped Bokeh

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    Before you put away those Christmas lights, try out this fun diy shaped bokeh. Sharp pinpoints of light work best to capture the fun shapes in these bokeh filters. I’ve been wanting to do this diy for a while, and finally finished the templates! Yep! That’s a surfer. These bokeh filters are the most fun. Choose from hearts, horses, stars, snowflakes, leaves, batman, butterflies, musical notes, fish, birds, surfers and surfettes. DIY Shaped Bokeh Materials 2 Sheets Black Cardstock 8.5 x 11 2 Sheets Printer Paper 8.5 x 11 Painter’s Tape Xacto Knife Scissors Rubber Band or Hair Tie DIY Shaped Bokeh Instructions Save the following two DIY Shaped Bokeh…

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    Happy New Year & New Year Resolutions!

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    Happy New Year!!! We celebrated with sparklers and long exposure photography. The sparklers were too much fun to stop and head out to a party! That’s ok though, there’s always another party to go to. Don’t chill the good vibes because you’re too busy rushing off to the next thing. 2016 Year in Review Looking back on 2016, it’s actually been a pretty good year. I became a certified yoga teacher. Not only did I learn how to teach regular yoga, but also how to teach restorative and stand up paddle board yoga. Then I did a yoga mentorship program, which made me more confident in applying the skills learned…

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    Christmas Surfside

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    Surfing on Christmas is becoming something of a tradition for Chris and me. As it should. At two years, we’re still a relatively new relationship navigating through both of our families’ Christmas timelines. It’s important to remember to take the time on Christmas to do something for ourselves. Last year we broke away to Surfside to try out the new paddleboard Chris bought me, and this year we snuck out to spend a bit of Christmas Surfside again before heading back in time for Christmas dinner at my mother’s house. Honestly, it seemed more like spring than winter out there! Not that I’m complaining. Last year I only went out…

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Artist and writer in Houston, painting my way through a slower kind of life. Likely By Sea is where the studio spills into everything else — watercolor and process, slow craft, whole-food cooking, coastal days, and the small style-and-living notes in between. Trained as a fine artist; the rest just follows the same eye.

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