The Art-Fight Club...

There are 2 Rules to the Art-Fight Club. The first rule about the Art Fight Club is, Do it. The second rule, No Excuses.

I am currently reading a book called The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. This morning while drinking my coffee and reading said book, I came across a sentence that really struck me. Pg 78 " The more elements make up your identity, the less threatening it is when any one element is threatened." For example if you lose your job, you wont be crushed because you have other versions of yourself that are not affected. You might be an awesome writer, artist, parent, dog walker, seamstress, musician...what have you. These things make up who you really are. The things you really identify with. If you by chance had a job that you did love, well, I don't know who you are but you'll figure it out:-)
I have decided as a personal goal, I am going to do something wildly artistic everyday. Will this change the world? Probably not, well maybe a little. But it will change me. I love art. Everything about it. The process. The smell of paint. Making huge messes. But most importantly, forcing myself to be willing to take risks and fail. Failure is what keeps people from trying new things, myself included. This ends today.
I feel as a society we get lost in the roles we play in other people's lives. Why do we forget who we are. Why do we dismiss our dreams so easily?Let us remember who we are. Who we see ourselves as without a mirror.? It's time we live out our real 'lives,' instead of our 'maybe one day lives.'

I love weddings.

Another rainy July. I'm over waiting for the sun, instead, like most Seattleites do, I have made the indoors my escape. I met with a good friend today and supplied her with bridal gifts and maybe a little something for herself.

Super excited about sewing class tomorrow night. Toni, Melissa, and Clare will be kicking it old school and reclaiming our domestic godessness by learning and conquering a sewing machine. Fingers may get cut, hair may get caught, obscenities will be shouted but an apron we shall make.

Sewing with Toni.. easy on the eyes and the fingers.

Sewing with Toni!! Just like sewing with nancy, just a little crazier and a whole lot better looking. Back in our grey November Tone Capone and I took a sewing class at Stitches. We choose our fabric and accent color and away we went. This was both of our first time sewwing on a machine.. not to bad i think. No needles through thumbs or anything!!

Nothing breaks the winter slump faster than a trip to Mexico. Now, most people go to lay on the beach and relax, not I. I went for a week long printmaking workshop. Lino cut, etching, photo transfers, the works. 80 degrees and perfect.

Spingtime

Winter is ending (let's hope) and with the diminishing of the gray let their be color in all forms. It's almost like we need that time off to let they creativity start flowing again. To catch up breifly on some winter craftiness lets see... Toni and I took a sewing class together. awesome. I went to mexico with my Husband and took a printmaking intensive workshop together. Probably little things here and there. Christmas time was BUSY! I actually had orders..and orders...and orders... what a great feeling that was. Can I actually do this as a job?

and...more resin

These started out as some metal circles which amazingly enough i was able to solder in one go with no swearing..( maybe there is something to this whole practice thing..whatever) then i used so vintagy reproduction post cards, cut to fit then pour resin. voila.