HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
So 2009 us upon us as of 12:01 last night. A time for new years resolutions, plans and various other goal setting events. I believe my motto will be "Plan for the Unexpected" combined with "Carpe Diem" With a family like mine that has a tendency to need or want things unexpectedly usually at the last minute my rhythm gets knocked off balance alot. For example I spent the last two days helping my 9 year old brother and sister n law work on a massive school project. I have to say - I am really proud of them. They stuck to it the whole time, and believe me it was ALOT of work. The project was to research, plan and build a midevil castle on a 12x12 board with all the parts labled. We all learned a great deal!! I helped them with minor details like real metal portcullis's out of wire, and nicely printed labels in their chosen font. The rest of the work they did themselves. My plans had included getting the house spottless so I could do some guilt free creating - now I have to start over. Thing is though - things tend to work out the way they are supposed to. I got an extra two days of creating with two of my favorite people, and as such am inspired to create myself.
My two boys are also inspired in much the same manner. Creativity is catching, and tends to pop up when you least expect it. I'm learning to show up to the page consistantly and then ride the waves of inspiration as they hit. It's like swimming towards the shore, you make progress if you keep going - but when a big wave picks you up and pushes you even closer it's a nice incentive to keep going.
So some of my new years resolutions include: Showing up to the page and working, plan for bumps in the road (sick children, family crises, school projects etc.), Make sure I get my weekly ME time (taking time for everyone else is just easier for me - but hurts me in the long run), Take time to PLAY - really PLAY with my kids, and above all - getting organized so I can do it without panicking I've forgotten something all the time. With the Art Guild, my new Artist Way group I've started, creating a serious proposal for my publisher, my family, all things school related, and the various other things I have going on - it's essential I organize my time effeciently.
One of my favorite signs is the Yin Yang - and all it stands for. I have found that it is a symbol that means many different things to many different people. For me - it is the consistant quest for balance. Balance of day and night, the right foods with the not so healthy ones, time for me and time for the world. If I showed a yin yang with the balance of my life over the last year it would look much like someone stuck their finger in the image and swirled it at times blending the colors. My goal is to make the balance in as many area's as I can clear and crisp - it's a forever goal - one I will strive for all my life. I just hope to get some real practice in this year. My art is also a forever goal - each time I put a pencil to paper I learn something. I hope when I die at the ripe age of 200 (grins) I will be a grand master at creating. Wether it is on paper, canvas, with clay, wire, beads, a really cool blow torch, a tasty meal, decorating the rooms in my house, building things like cabinets, gardening, and anything else I care to take a hand at.
When I said the quote used in the article "Just go out and create" I really did mean anything positive! Fine art is wonderful stunning and beautiful, functional art is usable and fun, crafting uses all sorts of wild things, singing inspires the soul, writing conveys a message and can take one on the adventure of a life time, playing an instrument makes the soul sing - and sometimes causes the body to dance, Dancing is a feast for the eyes, vocally telling stories is captivating, and soo many more forms of creativity. I believe we need those that can draw to make beautiful things, and those that can't (or say they can't) to appreciate those beautiful things. The bigger picture though is that even the appreciators have their own way of moving the world by their version of creativity. I envy those that can balance numbers with ease, or those that can read a combination of blue prints and make a building. I also envy those that can sing so beautifully. By envy I mean enjoy. So really - go out and create ANYTHING positive! Happy New Year!!!
My two boys are also inspired in much the same manner. Creativity is catching, and tends to pop up when you least expect it. I'm learning to show up to the page consistantly and then ride the waves of inspiration as they hit. It's like swimming towards the shore, you make progress if you keep going - but when a big wave picks you up and pushes you even closer it's a nice incentive to keep going.
So some of my new years resolutions include: Showing up to the page and working, plan for bumps in the road (sick children, family crises, school projects etc.), Make sure I get my weekly ME time (taking time for everyone else is just easier for me - but hurts me in the long run), Take time to PLAY - really PLAY with my kids, and above all - getting organized so I can do it without panicking I've forgotten something all the time. With the Art Guild, my new Artist Way group I've started, creating a serious proposal for my publisher, my family, all things school related, and the various other things I have going on - it's essential I organize my time effeciently.
One of my favorite signs is the Yin Yang - and all it stands for. I have found that it is a symbol that means many different things to many different people. For me - it is the consistant quest for balance. Balance of day and night, the right foods with the not so healthy ones, time for me and time for the world. If I showed a yin yang with the balance of my life over the last year it would look much like someone stuck their finger in the image and swirled it at times blending the colors. My goal is to make the balance in as many area's as I can clear and crisp - it's a forever goal - one I will strive for all my life. I just hope to get some real practice in this year. My art is also a forever goal - each time I put a pencil to paper I learn something. I hope when I die at the ripe age of 200 (grins) I will be a grand master at creating. Wether it is on paper, canvas, with clay, wire, beads, a really cool blow torch, a tasty meal, decorating the rooms in my house, building things like cabinets, gardening, and anything else I care to take a hand at.
When I said the quote used in the article "Just go out and create" I really did mean anything positive! Fine art is wonderful stunning and beautiful, functional art is usable and fun, crafting uses all sorts of wild things, singing inspires the soul, writing conveys a message and can take one on the adventure of a life time, playing an instrument makes the soul sing - and sometimes causes the body to dance, Dancing is a feast for the eyes, vocally telling stories is captivating, and soo many more forms of creativity. I believe we need those that can draw to make beautiful things, and those that can't (or say they can't) to appreciate those beautiful things. The bigger picture though is that even the appreciators have their own way of moving the world by their version of creativity. I envy those that can balance numbers with ease, or those that can read a combination of blue prints and make a building. I also envy those that can sing so beautifully. By envy I mean enjoy. So really - go out and create ANYTHING positive! Happy New Year!!!
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