Let it Snow

Have been soul searching for the reason I started this blog and it is time to say maybe it was the wrong time, however I have vowed this year to move forward and start to free myself of the ego involved and realize that things are the way they are supposed to be.

My expectations for myself where perhaps grandiouse and I am dissappointing myself in what I fail to produce. I will try harder this year, but erase the expectations so that I can truly free myself and go to the "land of art" where I hope to reside.
At least my soul.

My first endeavor is to out myself. I am a clutterbug and everything I see I want to keep because I might have a need for it. I am in the midst of making a little 8 X 10 foot bedroom (The size of an area rug) into a studio for myself and it is not easy when you have as much stuff as I have accumulated for just this occassion! I struggle with weeding out and deciding that now that I have the room for myself, I may actually USE this "stuff". I'll check back with you in a year or 6 months. I would love to post pictures, but honestly I'd be embarrassed. When I can figure out how to do that, I'll out myself publicly for sure.

On to the Land of Art. Thanks to all my friends to support by endeavors.

This picture of is of our historic Dec. ice storm. It certainly caused havoc with most people. It looks so calm and peaceful. A real contrast to life right before our eyes.

Happy New year to all my friends and happy creating in the coming year.

Swap

A friend asked me to do a swap in the mail. She lives in Wisconsin and I've never met her but we occassionally do these swaps. We left it as an open theme but I found myself in the holiday spirit, so this is what happened.

She in turn sent me a beautiful metalwork 4 X 4 with a wonderful picture of a girl and cat. What a nice gift. It will be put in my favorites collection.