Candace Rose Rardon

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Conversations with Micaela, part 2: What do you do when you travel?

July 16, 2012Stories - about travel
Conversations with Micaela, part 2: What do you do when you travel?

If you travel alone, you’ve got no one else to bounce ideas off of, to debate having an early dinner versus a late one, or to perhaps even tell you it’s okay to take an afternoon nap. Here are a few tips on what to do when you travel solo.

Visions of Vieques: Remembering the islands of Puerto Rico.

June 26, 2012Stories - about travel
Visions of Vieques: Remembering the islands of Puerto Rico.

I had no idea what to expect on Vieques Island, but what awaited me were vivid hibiscus flowers. Verdant hills covered in palm and mango trees. Garlands of shell ginger blossoms, their buds white and each tip a light shade of flamingo pink.

A soul sister [mis]adventure: Notes on when travel isn’t perfect.

May 24, 2012Stories - about life, Stories - about travel
A soul sister [mis]adventure: Notes on when travel isn’t perfect.

The day had been a classic cocktail of frustration: delays, long waits and wrong turns. But for the thousandth time, I’d forgotten that travel won’t always be perfect – and that I myself won’t always be a perfect traveler.

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Today on Dandelion Seeds: a new illustrated essay Today on Dandelion Seeds: a new illustrated essay about finding blessings in unexpected places ✈️

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Today on Dandelion Seeds: a long-awaited creative Today on Dandelion Seeds: a long-awaited creative homecoming on Lofoten 🇳🇴 

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Lofoten, it’s good to be back 😍⛰️ Lofoten, it’s good to be back 😍⛰️
The Andes as seen from 30,000 feet 🏔️ This is one The Andes as seen from 30,000 feet 🏔️ This is one of my favorite scenes from this week’s installment of “Home is a Window Seat,” a new illustrated essay on my @substackinc newsletter. I’ve shared the link in my profile, if you’d like to read!
Introducing Dandelion Seeds 🎉 A couple of months a Introducing Dandelion Seeds 🎉 A couple of months ago, I launched a new creative project — and my first since Elena was born! It’s a new newsletter on Substack, where each week, I share a short illustrated essay that is hand-drawn and hand-lettered. 

Today, I shared the first installment of a new essay called “Home is a Window Seat,” and I would love to invite you to sign up, if you’d like to follow along! The link to today’s essay is in my profile, and I can’t wait to hear what you think ✍️✈️✨
My favorite podcast is back and all is right in th My favorite podcast is back and all is right in the world again 😍

I fell in love with @onbeing years ago, back when I was traveling full-time, and I can still vividly remember where I was walking in the world as I listened to particular episodes. 

These days, my journeys take place a little closer to home – often in the form of stroller walks around Montevideo, as Elena and I start exploring the world together. 

But On Being is still a constant companion. Not only does it help me live the questions – as Rilke would say – but often, it helps me understand what questions I should even be asking in life. 

Thank you, @onbeing, for always bringing wisdom and insights to my walks, and I can’t wait to begin passing them on now to my favorite little explorer 🤍

#ConversationsToLiveWith #onbeing #newmom
New creative obsession = subtle background texture New creative obsession = subtle background texture (and also, naptime painting sessions 😴🌿🖌️
Elena’s first adventures in the countryside 🐎💚 Elena’s first adventures in the countryside 🐎💚
Weekend inspiration in the countryside 😌🌾 Weekend inspiration in the countryside 😌🌾
Today marks six years I’ve called Uruguay home (!) Today marks six years I’ve called Uruguay home (!) and I’m so grateful to @poittevinlopez for capturing our little family with our new mini Uruguaya 🇺🇾💙💫
A few of my favorite magnolia blossoms, in honor o A few of my favorite magnolia blossoms, in honor of the first day of spring in Uruguay 😍🌸
One of my latest illustration projects was one of One of my latest illustration projects was one of my favorites yet — a series of illustrated maps of Colombia for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Their new exhibition, “The Portable Universe / El Universo en tus Manos,” explores indigenous Colombian art, and to tell the story of how the exhibit came together, they also created a documentary that my maps and artwork were commissioned for. Thanks so much to @lacma and @agnes.stauber for the chance to be part of this special series! 🇨🇴✨
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