Hellooooo! I hope this post finds you feeling good about yourself and life. I am sitting here being lazy while recovering from my harrowing struggle with my storage unit this last weekend. I put off dealing with it for so long that now I'm stuck trying to sort and move stuff in the wind and rain. That's what procrastination will get you! This is a new year and it was time for me to tackle some of the bigger projects that have been hanging over my head. And now that I took that big girl pill, I am rewarding myself with time in the studio and Tam's new class!
I am getting amped up with my first Willowing M3 project. Wow, Tam does not disappoint! I just LOVE her long videos, gorgeous pdfs and encouraging spirit. Our first project that I mentioned before is the Goddess. We will take inspiration from the master G. Klimt and "The Kiss".
Rather than going too far out on my own, I decided to make it easier on myself and used Tam's guidelines for her. The large size of the canvas (24 x 30) has me a bit intimidated so I wanted to keep her simple and straight forward. I made a few small changes to Tam's design just to give it my touch and I will be using a different color scheme of course.
Klimt is all about gold but I'm going to tone it down a bit with bronze, pewter, pale gold and green. The accents will be in espresso brown rather than black. This is a huge mixed media project and I'm very unsure of myself. Well here goes - I'm jumping in with both feet!
Here are a few of the collage paper elements I will be collaging onto her dress along with glittery paints and fabrics. It was time consuming gathering the papers and cutting out the little bits and I'm still not sure if I will use any or all of these. I just hope it will not turn into a big mess!
I should have titled this post "Outside my comfort zone" but I'll probably use it for the next one! I feel like I'm creating blind as this project is not something I would have normally done. I need to try and focus, immerse myself in it.
So... I've started the journey, let's see where it leads...!
Oh yes, I did work on my smaller canvas I shared with you last week but I'm not finished with her yet.
Music in the studio this week was: Gwen Stefani's Love, Angel, Music, Baby. Enya's And Winter Came. Enya's Amarantine.
Here's to staying the course with your new goals and having the courage to venture out into uncharted territory!
Forever in art, Jessica
Hello creative souls! Happy New Year!
As the new year dawns let me just say that I'm not a big fan of new year's resolutions. It's not that I don't think I will succeed, it's that I don't like to use specific dates as markers for how I live my life. I like to choose the right time to set goals by how I feel not because it is a certain date. Back in October, I started my big healthy diet and I have been doing great. The holidays were hell to get through with all the food temptations, but I did it! And earlier this month I met my first goal.
There are some new goals I would like to focus on in 2011. I want to work on connecting my head with my heart. I find that I make a lot of decisions with only my head and then later I'm left feeling empty, unhappy or holding a handful of sour grapes.
Logically it may have seemed like the best choice, but I didn't take the time to check how my heart felt about it.
The reality is that I'm still stumbling around trying to find my way on this solitary journey and I want to make better choices that will help me become more balanced and happy.
So as far as "resolutions" go, here are my goals for the new year ahead:
1) Connect my head with my heart, even with the little things.
2) Continue my path toward good health.
3) Do more art and take more art classes!
4) Continue to feed my spirit with focusing on the beauty of living creatively.
5) Avoid shallow, empty people that try to make me feel I'm less than enough. That includes those who are laced up too tight!
6) Dance and celebrate that I am Woman!
And now, here is what I am thankful for today... I am thankful that I finished my grocery shopping without yielding to the temptation to purchase a bag of Smarties candies!
Do you have some goals you'd like to work towards in the beautiful new year?
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday filled with warm and fuzzies. Next post, more art stuff!!!
My finished journal spread from my last post...
Well I must go, I can't sit here any longer 'cuz Jasper the pup is farting too much in his sleep!!!
Forever in art, Jessica
