I have two questions:
2013 rang in with promise and it delivered a lot of change. It was very challenging with very strong agendas for our family, finances, employment, health, legal matters, responsibility and obligations. I feel like we lived through "Its a Wonderful Life" and I couldn't be happier! I feel good! Life is good!
Art played several roles in my challenges this year! It provided me an outlet to establish myself back into the local art community and as a result I was in my first juried show. Woot!
People like my work! I have sold several packages of my paintings on blank cards this holiday lending me some extra pocket money! Woot!
I have received several requests to be commissioned for personal paintings in 2014. Woot, Woot!
I have myself registered for more classes. This was huge, because I use this as my studio time and enjoy the collaboration with other artists.
I tackled some new creative areas such as knitting and received very positive feedback and made some sales too! Woot, woot, woot!
Finally, we lost my Father In law in early December and as a memorial to his creativity and uniqueness, I created these Christmas tree balls for his/our immediate family. He was a master Origami creator to the end and an amateur Astronomer, so I captured these two elements. The frog origami was remaining from his memorial service, sparkly cool tinsel represented the stars and the dried flowers were from his memorial gathering. Painted on the back are his name and dates. Cathartic for me to create, but also again reconnecting me to my interests this one being my thoughtfulness and emotional side and showing it in an expression of grief and then dabbling back into my love for drying flowers.
So to answer my own questions, what the heck happened this year and where did the time go? Well, I grew in so many ways. Time stood still and it fast forwarded. No DVRing needed! Change can be difficult and sometimes we need to slow it down, change direction, even change the roads we are on. Doors or even windows always open people, look for the signs!
I have crossed over into the uncomfortable and out of my zone of normalcy. Not seeing the forest for the trees it was hard to understand this process as I was going through it but I get it now. This year was my plot twist and now for the new chapters.
God bless and have a wonderful 2014!
- What the heck happened this year?
- Where did the time go?
2013 rang in with promise and it delivered a lot of change. It was very challenging with very strong agendas for our family, finances, employment, health, legal matters, responsibility and obligations. I feel like we lived through "Its a Wonderful Life" and I couldn't be happier! I feel good! Life is good!
Art played several roles in my challenges this year! It provided me an outlet to establish myself back into the local art community and as a result I was in my first juried show. Woot!
People like my work! I have sold several packages of my paintings on blank cards this holiday lending me some extra pocket money! Woot!
I have received several requests to be commissioned for personal paintings in 2014. Woot, Woot!
I have myself registered for more classes. This was huge, because I use this as my studio time and enjoy the collaboration with other artists.
I tackled some new creative areas such as knitting and received very positive feedback and made some sales too! Woot, woot, woot!
Finally, we lost my Father In law in early December and as a memorial to his creativity and uniqueness, I created these Christmas tree balls for his/our immediate family. He was a master Origami creator to the end and an amateur Astronomer, so I captured these two elements. The frog origami was remaining from his memorial service, sparkly cool tinsel represented the stars and the dried flowers were from his memorial gathering. Painted on the back are his name and dates. Cathartic for me to create, but also again reconnecting me to my interests this one being my thoughtfulness and emotional side and showing it in an expression of grief and then dabbling back into my love for drying flowers.
So to answer my own questions, what the heck happened this year and where did the time go? Well, I grew in so many ways. Time stood still and it fast forwarded. No DVRing needed! Change can be difficult and sometimes we need to slow it down, change direction, even change the roads we are on. Doors or even windows always open people, look for the signs!
I have crossed over into the uncomfortable and out of my zone of normalcy. Not seeing the forest for the trees it was hard to understand this process as I was going through it but I get it now. This year was my plot twist and now for the new chapters.
God bless and have a wonderful 2014!
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