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thinking of abandoning this blog in favour of a new one. I don't want to be a basement artist. I want to make it above ground. So, heading in a new direction, mentally and spiritually I am off to a new blog...a fresh start.
I will post a link on this blog to my new one as soon as I work out the details.

This is the embroidery that I put on Paul's shorts.

This is a dish towel that I made for a friend...not my best work, but I still kind of like it.

Detail of towel.

So I have decided to just blog about my life...if I restrict myself to art I just don't write anything..and then the point of a blog seems...well...um...pointless.

So since I just downloaded a bunch of photos from my phone I am going to blah blah blah for awhile.

So, I get on these tangents...where I wanted to knit..so I tried to learn, and then after knitting about 2.5 scarves that were pretty crappy I quit. I wish I had kept with it, and at some point I want to really learn how to do it..but my point was that I checked out lots of books, and bought yarn and knitting needles...luckily I did not go too crazy, but now they are just sitting there waiting for me to use them..I hope they are not holding their breath. I also did this with collage art...I have a million stamps, and stamp pads, embossing powders, heat gun, paper, paint, markers, gel pens...although to be fair I do actually use all that stuff..just not how I had planned.

I just cannot get into some of the collage art out there. Their messages are always "find the joy" and "dream", "inspire" and shit like that. That is just not how I roll, do those people really believe that junk? or do they just think they should...I know I am not always full of sunshine and light, but I just want to light that stuff on fire and tell them to dig deeper and be real! There is little humour, or at least little humour that I enjoy in that type of work that I have seen so far. There is silly, but that is not the same as funny. rant rant rant.

Now I am into embroidery..which is waaaaaaaay easier then knitting for me. I am much better at it and am really having fun. I have to physically stop myself from running out and buying more floss..which is not a bank breaker...but I already have too much stuff.

What else can I bore you with? hmmmmm.

I am really looking forward to when my son starts preschool. I will finally have the uninterrupted time to finish some projects that have been hanging around for years.

Okay, I am going to now try to post some photos..wish me luck.

Ganesh Mural

This is a photo of a mural I worked on this weekend. I think it turned out well. There really was not a whole lot to it...but I am still proud of my work. It is of the Deity Ganesh, remover of obstacles. I painted it on the wall of the yoga studio where I practice. I was so flattered to be asked to do it. It was so much fun. I hope I get the chance to do this sort of thing more often!

I am working on my ATCs. I am using pieces of canvas, but I am not sure that they are stiff enough. Please, no jokes :)
And I am having fun with a sweater I dyed purple, and some bleach and a foam stamp. I learned this technique on paper using bleach to remove colour from an area...it is so pretty. I tried it on my sweater and it worked. I am just going to have to use some restraint and not start to do this on all my clothes. I am trying to make a point to make some art for at least half an hour a day...that is not much, but it is better than nothing.
I am also trying to talk my husband into possibly adding an addition onto the house so I can have a studio, but I am thinking that we would have to win the lottery for that to happen. A girl's got to have dreams you know.

I had such a wonderful time on Friday. I took a multi media class through our local parks system. The instructor was an art therapist that after failing to find any multi media classes to take decided to teach one instead.
It was so much fun to go and play with someone else's art supplies. I love it because there are always products that I am curious to try but don't want to spend the money, especially when I don't have the money :)
I will write more later...I cannot concentrate now, I am watching The Office :)