Making Things Make Sense

After my post yesterday I got many great responses here and on Facebook from others who were very inspired by what Jessica Swift had to say. I also received plenty of encouragement which I'm forever grateful for.

I worked in my studio yesterday and finally finished these two little collages I have been working on.

In this one I was using a wood frame and I thought about painting it but instead decided to hammer letters into it. I liked the type-o that happened. Reminds me of a calculator.

I've been thinking a lot about this work and what it means. I'm making these strange landscapes that become a little clausterphobic. I think it some ways they represent what is happening inside my head and how I over think everything and worry so much. Maybe instead of art imitating life, life can imitate art and I can make really sparse collages and then stop thinking so much. Does it work that way?

Last night I glued animals to jar lids by candle light as we watched the season finale of The Walking Dead. Do you watch it? Whoa Baby was that episode intense.

I'm off to style my hair and work at a beautiful store for the rest of the day.

xoxo

Inspired To Do More

This is a photo I took forever ago. I still love how it makes me feel.

I just read the most inspiring blogpost today at JessicaSwift.com. I have mentioned lately how I have been moving at a snail's pace with my art for fear of failure but I have also been this way with getting my work out and showing it for the same reasons. I have also talked about my interest in getting into craft fairs and really making a go at making a living this way. That's why reading this post today really felt like it was written just for me. Sometimes it's so hard to take a chance on yourself. When people around you are critical about such a "path less traveled" option it's easy to succumb to that way of thinking and convince yourself that you never stand a chance. I once had a teacher tell me that I always sabotage myself and never really let myself be that good at something. I don't want to be that way anymore. I'm going to work harder and really start believing. I always considered myself an optimistic person but I see now that I was optimistic for a distant future but not the right now. I always figured someday I would be more successful but why can't I be more successful today? I'm truly lucky in a lot of ways because I have a super supportive partner and co-workers and friends. They seem to believe in me... now it's my turn to do the same.

Read the post at JessicaSwift.com here. I hope it inspires you to believe in yourself as much as it has me.