Welcome to my new Blog!
I am an artist, a creative soul. I am also a mom, a wife, a friend and a sister. I follow the Artist Way closely, and have found a new wonderful world out there that is currently greeting me with open arms. It wasn't always like that - when I started this path I was terrified to pick up a pencil. The below is what I just posted to a wonderful Artist Way Blog called Path of Heart - but it clearly states where my mind and heart are today, and I thought it would fit well here, on my first post. I have a website - http://www.TRCreations.com if you wish to see what I do as an artist. One of the concepts as an artist that Julia Cameron talks about in her books is the idea that when you have a dream you follow it - it feels like your jumping off a cliff - the trick is to have faith that there will be a net there to catch you and help you on the next step towards being creative, and successful. I have had that net catch me lately, and am jumping to another one in this stage of my artistic career. I am a new artist - and glad to have the faith to say it!
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Today I find myself thankful that I picked up AW so many years ago. Thankful I have so many beautiful people to share my life and my creative spirit with. It's been a wild spiral path to where I am. I started afraid, terrified of my monsters, and blocked from head to toe. I have slain several of those monsters now, and with each defeat I have found more confidence in myself. I have shorn the negative destructive people from my life, or found a way to make peace with them in my own heart. Now my path has taken a different texture, flavor, and overall feel. I am working with a publisher in regards to my illustrations, my angel ornaments have been well received and will be offered year round in a store here where I live. Both of these were answers to my requests to the universe to help me further where I wanted to be.
Now different monsters are popping up - they don't have a form I can defeat just yet - but they will as I journal every morning. These are quieter less obvious - and punch really hard where it hurts. I am balancing my family and my art career - one of my scary topics. The whole concept of am I a good mom, and a good artist - can I really do both? I'm having my theories put to the test now and it's scary, but I know the path I have walked, and I know the results. I keep my staff handy to beat at the shadows as I learn how to deal with one my greatests weaknesses - how to organize my time effectively. The wonderful thing though is that I find my children walking beside me - watching me be accepted by the community, the art guild and the businesses that like what I do. My oldest has designed bookmarks, my youngest is working at creating businesses where he is the boss(they are 6 and 8). The celebrate my success, and hug me when I fail. My incredible husband backs me up 2000% - I know I am a lucky woman!
I have pictures to make, angels to create, rock candy experiements to do with my boys, personal time with my husband - and now time with my new found friends. Fear has glued me to the couch for too long - it's time to get up and greet my new friends with a loving heart and allow their support to wash over me. My hands are shaking, fear is bubbling in the corner of my heart - but I welcome it now - it means I'm standing on a ledge about to jump - I wonder what color the net will be this time - I know it will be there.
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Today I find myself thankful that I picked up AW so many years ago. Thankful I have so many beautiful people to share my life and my creative spirit with. It's been a wild spiral path to where I am. I started afraid, terrified of my monsters, and blocked from head to toe. I have slain several of those monsters now, and with each defeat I have found more confidence in myself. I have shorn the negative destructive people from my life, or found a way to make peace with them in my own heart. Now my path has taken a different texture, flavor, and overall feel. I am working with a publisher in regards to my illustrations, my angel ornaments have been well received and will be offered year round in a store here where I live. Both of these were answers to my requests to the universe to help me further where I wanted to be.
Now different monsters are popping up - they don't have a form I can defeat just yet - but they will as I journal every morning. These are quieter less obvious - and punch really hard where it hurts. I am balancing my family and my art career - one of my scary topics. The whole concept of am I a good mom, and a good artist - can I really do both? I'm having my theories put to the test now and it's scary, but I know the path I have walked, and I know the results. I keep my staff handy to beat at the shadows as I learn how to deal with one my greatests weaknesses - how to organize my time effectively. The wonderful thing though is that I find my children walking beside me - watching me be accepted by the community, the art guild and the businesses that like what I do. My oldest has designed bookmarks, my youngest is working at creating businesses where he is the boss(they are 6 and 8). The celebrate my success, and hug me when I fail. My incredible husband backs me up 2000% - I know I am a lucky woman!
I have pictures to make, angels to create, rock candy experiements to do with my boys, personal time with my husband - and now time with my new found friends. Fear has glued me to the couch for too long - it's time to get up and greet my new friends with a loving heart and allow their support to wash over me. My hands are shaking, fear is bubbling in the corner of my heart - but I welcome it now - it means I'm standing on a ledge about to jump - I wonder what color the net will be this time - I know it will be there.
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