I need to...

Edited moments later to add: So when I created this, I was thinking about my art, and that I just need to be brave about the whole thing because I know it will all turn out for the best in the end. Actually, I saw the word "travel" upside down and somehow misread it to read "be brave." I thought that was an important message from my subconscious :), so I made this little collage. Then as I was loading it onto the blog, I remembered that tomorrow I have to go to the neurologist for this exam where I guess they poke little needles into you and send electrical pulses into your muscles. And I then decided that this Be Brave message was just something I needed to hear on more than just the art stuff.

Just thought you might be interested in how this quick collage came to be.

Up and Down

Well, it's been an up and down weekend. I've just been alternately encouraged by progress around the house, and then crabby about who knows what. My energy levels have been all over the map this weekend. At any rate, I made some progress with taming the beast that is my current art space today thanks to some IKEA shelving. There's still work to do with organizing (as you can see) and shoving things down into the basement (which depresses me a bit for reasons I won't go into right now)... BUT... I felt like I had done enough clean up to allow myself to do a little bit of late evening creating.

I felt like I needed a reminder that I can still do this. Even if it doesn't feel all that possible right now. I will find a way to make my art dreams happen.

Messages for today.

Ummmmm...

I have no idea where this country-ish styled thing came from. Well, I KNOW where it came from... my little art desk creation from last night. But it doesn't feel like my style at all. Does that ever happen to you?

I made something.

Yes, that's right. I finally made something. I'm not sure it's finished, but I'm calling it "ok" for now.And I have to admit, it was hard to even get this far. I'm out of the magic groove of daily creating. I miss that magic.

Note to self:
You created something. And that is good enough.

This might be part of the problem...

There could be another reason no art is happening around here. The art room is a DISASTER. And I don't work so well in DISASTER areas. When I came back from the art fair, I dumped everything in the middle of the room. I worked on cleaning up a bit this morning, and at least there's a table now with a few inches of space to work in. Now if I could just find time to paint the walls. (Ok, not gonna happen any time soon... I know.)

CELEBRATING!

We are CELEBRATING! Why are we celebrating? Because over the weekend I managed to pull together my workshop applications for Art Unravelled 2011. YAYYYYYY!

I'm submitting some things you've seen before, but at this point, even that requires celebration. Here's what I sent:

License To Create

A license plate treasure box.

Art Journal To Go

A box that holds a journal and supplies.

Birdy on Branch

A mixed-media, art journaling birdy standing proudly on her branch.(Detail)We'll see what happens!