The Blogging Hour

Well, I was up at 6 am again this morning, unable to sleep. Could be the sudafed I'm having to take to fend of an approaching sinus infection, or it could be the long, long to-do list. It's not even that I mind all the things I need to get done to get this art thing rolling. Really, its all the other things I need to do that take time away from the art thing. So, all the websites, shops, query letters, not to mention the doing of any actual art, sits on a shelf somewhere in my brain and wakes me up at 6 am.

So, to combat my own OCD tendencies, as well as the plain reality of the situation, I have been diligently reminding myself to slow down and enjoy the view. To really pay attention to the process as much as the outcome. I actually do like creating my website, and learning about all the amazing things I can do in photoshop with my images. Its quite fun, really. So instead of rushing through, I'm focusing on the fun of it all. But, I'll tell ya, its a constant battle with my own mind not to jump right back to the getting things done mode.

Surprisingly enough, stuff still gets done - even if it is at a slower pace than I think I want. In the last two days I've scheduled with a photographer to take pics of the wall hangings that are impossible to scan, printed business cards and reduced images for some necklaces, made the necklaces (and decided I don't like them) and come up with a re-design. I've also had some ideas for a new series of collages (and this is the part that kills me, I'm dying to work on the new series, but won't be able to get back in the studio until next week).

So stuff is being accomplished. I will post pictures of it all when I have them. In the mean time, one step at a time.

Changing Course

As you may have noticed, since I figured out how to have people subscribe to my blog, its been a bit, how shall we say, dead. The truth is, after I knew everyone would be getting my musings sent directly to their in box, I came down with a tinsy bit of stage fright. Imagine that. Me, stage fright. Hmmm, who wudda thunk. Anyway, suffice to say, every time I thought to blog, I started self sensoring, and that was never my intention, so I just didn't do it at all.

Not being one to let sleeping blogs lie, I have decided to change the focus of this blog slightly. Instead of my infinitely insightful and endlessly entertaining reflections on life, this blog will contain my journey as I begin to learn about and enter the art and craft world. I'll post what I learn, pictures of things I'm working on, "happenings", etc. Never fear, there will still be a share of ruminations (anyone who knows me, knows I can't resist). Alas, they won't be the main focus.

So, I hope you all still enjoy what I have to say, following along with my endeavor, and continue to offer comments - I really do love to hear what you think too. Feel free to reply directly to your email link, or log onto the blog directly and add a comment from there (the little button at the end of each blog entry). If you comment this way, everyone can see it and we could get a discussion going.

Let the journey officially begin. Here we gooooooooo.