Today I saw an opportunity.
I didn't procrastinate I didn't um and ahhh. I asked for what I wanted, what I needed, and I got it. Time to paint or draw, time to find the artist in me again.
Aaron left the house with Circe in tow to pick up Eliza from kinder, and I didn't waste a minute. I knew how precious this time was, I got to work. I cleared our sun room. I washed the windows and floor in there, this room recently housed our baby chicks and it still smelt of hay. I moved a couple of tables in and set up my space.
I dusted off the paints, threw out the hardened crusty ones,I discovered I had next to no paper to draw on except the end of an IKEA roll of paper, have to fix that mighty soon.
My gosh I was home alone and I was drawing not doing housework, write this down I tell you. I did have one visitor, Calvin the cat that thinks he lives here. He sniffed and brushed up against all the new things he hadn't seen till now. I even wrote a corny note on my blackboard so as to trigger this feeling I have in me to start something today.
My first projects are a commissioned painting, something botanical for a nursery. Concurrently I will also aim to get out four pieces for an art show in November, and a donated piece for auction in the art show for my children's school. Oh and maybe even for a small run of my own fabric, is that dreaming too big? I think not!
It begins today.
I didn't procrastinate I didn't um and ahhh. I asked for what I wanted, what I needed, and I got it. Time to paint or draw, time to find the artist in me again.
Aaron left the house with Circe in tow to pick up Eliza from kinder, and I didn't waste a minute. I knew how precious this time was, I got to work. I cleared our sun room. I washed the windows and floor in there, this room recently housed our baby chicks and it still smelt of hay. I moved a couple of tables in and set up my space.
I dusted off the paints, threw out the hardened crusty ones,I discovered I had next to no paper to draw on except the end of an IKEA roll of paper, have to fix that mighty soon.
My gosh I was home alone and I was drawing not doing housework, write this down I tell you. I did have one visitor, Calvin the cat that thinks he lives here. He sniffed and brushed up against all the new things he hadn't seen till now. I even wrote a corny note on my blackboard so as to trigger this feeling I have in me to start something today.
My first projects are a commissioned painting, something botanical for a nursery. Concurrently I will also aim to get out four pieces for an art show in November, and a donated piece for auction in the art show for my children's school. Oh and maybe even for a small run of my own fabric, is that dreaming too big? I think not!
It begins today.
You can do it Ines, I can't wait to see the pieces of amazing artworks and especially check out the Art Show pieces (sis) beautiful photos by the way!!
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ReplyDeleteKeep going... you have too much talent not to...
ReplyDeleteGood for you! Love your sun room too, it looks like a perfect creative space!
ReplyDeleteYeah I'm so happy for you:) What a wonderful beginning to something new and exciting. I'm so glad you got this precious time to be creative again. xx
ReplyDeleteyou can never dream too big. i think this is wonderful. i hope you share more of your creative space soon. xo
ReplyDeleteI like Kate's comment about giving ourselves permission. Just this week I sighed and thought I wish I could have a day to paint. The thing is I could, quite easily, but I won't give myself permission, I keep saying that I have other "jobs" to do first. Somehow the art is...(searching for the word)...a treat? Not quite the right word but I think you'll know what I mean. Love the botanical in the tall Fowlers btw. Did you get that seed from me? Did you know you can eat the flowers and all in salads? I didn't plant any this year (Craig was away working and I dropped the autumn planting bundle!) and I am so missing it now.
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