So the balance of 2013 and early 2014 kind of sabotaged the intentions behind my last post (thank you Mother Nature - NOT).
Enough already though, in the last 3 weeks I have felt compelled to get back in the game... Even if it is just a mind game of my own making. To act on this decision I have taken over a corner of my hubby's man cave, set up my art supplies and started painting again.
It has been a wonderfully healing act to give myself permission to be creative again. I find I have to be gentle on myself through what I feel like is a time of rebirth - I haven't flexed my creative muscles like this in many many years. I've only completed 2 pieces so far and I love the first but hate the second.... We'll see how work 3 shapes up, but regardless of if I like it or not, I am going to hang it in my little painting corner and celebrate my emerging acts of creation....
My creative rebirth project #1 was a bit of a cheat, because it only involved embellishing a thrift shop find, but the hat and the cat are all mine ....
("Pensive Little Witch" - acrylic and collage on a thrift shop print of Albert Pinot's "Pensive")
My creative rebirth project #2... (Be gentle, I really don't like the painting on this one, but the freehand paper-cut peacock was a fun success)
("Dream Tree 1", Acryllic and collage on Masonite)
Creative rebirth #3... A work in progress:
Throughout this time, I've discovered some new musical muses as well, and want to take this opportunity to give a shout out to Karla Adolphe (http://www.karlaadolphe.ca) a local singer/songwriter/musician from High River, Alberta, whose music is making my soul sing. (You can listen to and download her latest album called Honeycomb Tombs from her website)
Ok, enough blogging for now, it's time for tea, a cuddle with my kids, a little bit of office work, then back to the art cave.
Ttfn!
