Development : Drawing Challenge

Development - fitting title for my peek out of the clouds.
the holiday rush is on

as i prepare for another show early November


though still in season with greens and orange all around

my ink finds its way to December's images

whilst the half-life wannabees stack and wait in the studio


and our baby Ollie develops into a massive beast before our eyes!
 Visit tour hostess, the Queen Ariane for more on these developing stories!

Decisions, Decisions!

It's that time of life again. That time of year. When I feel the restless seedlings of dreams awaiting birth rustle and crack somewhere deep in my being.
yes! yes! i'm still here!
What shall I be when I grow up? What will it all look like? Where am I going?
and
WHY do I have to know?!
I search the world and drink in her gifts, through others eyes, others' craft. I sift and compare.
" maybe I could do that" or "perhaps that's what i should be doing".  In other words, instead of doing I'm watching.

New Years bring new reflections. I look back at the earth's revolution that caused my age to inch up another number.
The answer is always the same..." follow your art".
The mystery continues...

xo milady

Amanda Blake's Enormous Tiny Show   damn the recession!

Pika Package Power!









I'm all about the Pikapackage right now...its all i can think about. I am focused and in the groove of mindless creating...and I Am in LOVE with IT. experimenting, embracing the hand-made-ness of it all, crookied stitches and all.
as i glue, brush, snip and sew, i feel that i am doing exactly what i am meant to do...opening up my Etsy shop come May 1st is the next step. even my mess inspires me (see pics)
let me remind you, i create from a ranch-vacuum...i am literally all by myself in this, me and all my little milady friends and the freaky coyote that keeps running through my yard in broad daylight looking hungry. the choices i've made to live out here, have a bunch of kids, kiss the city art scene goodbye...have lead me right back to the heart of what I need: a global community of like minded artists.
THANK YOU AMY NG from Pikaland. Your excellent organization of creative crafty souls around the world is most appreciated!
knowing about this big world of kindred soul friends pushes me to do more, expand the image boundaries, draw that weird rabbit man i've been seeing in my journals for 20 years now.
Its all such a relief.

V-8 moment

unbeknownst to me i have been part of this bloggy scrap journal movement for a very long time. this is a cheap Australian binder that i used as a journal keeper back in 1991 when living in Australia. i like weird basic school supplies from other countries. this binder snaps shut all along the seam so you can add or take away paper as you wish. neat.
what's so wonderful now is the knowing there are so many others out there all over the world doing the same. I may start a seperate blog with all my old journals in it...well, at least the scribbly side of it, the collages, the travel logs the coveted collection of international postmarks torn from my very own mail ...and the most important one of all, the journal of Roscoe's birth.
i've been gathering up info and spewing ideas. this whole digi thing has got me right where it wants me: thinking about, getting excited about, producing, organizing, sharing ART! (A Real Trip)

Hello World


Easter morning 2008

I dare say, spring has arrived in the mountains of colorado. I dare say because it could very well dump 2 feet of snow tomorrow. "it" the fickle mountain weather goddess that rules my world.

in the meantime i will rake the bare patches of yard, poke the flower bed in search of life, plan my summer planting and stuff sweet peas into the frozen earth. i have learned if you don't plant the peas BEFORE the snow has stopped they won't do their glorious thing that makes my summer worth the wait.

My internet browsing is becoming quite the pastime. I am finding oodles of inspiring blogs and sites, galleries and handmade creatures that are quite honestly making me feel like i have alot of friends out there...friends i haven't met but are sure to know.

I feel inspired , excited and aware of the fact that i've got some self educating to do. My ideas are running into road blocks.



Things to learn:



The Art of Blogging. posting, layout, what's a feed???



Computer Graphics. photoshop (oh my go...the possiblities!)

web design, layout, setting up a gallery, linking to the blog etc.

Selling on line. product development. $ thats what i really need.


Cultivating time out of a busy mom life to do my thang
I read a most butt kicking article about artist procrastination in Anahata's blog
http://www.anahataart.com/ "concepts" (can I just do that? list someone's site???oops i


just did, at least with good intentions - please feel free to comment if otherwise - i'd hate to step on anyone's toes!)




Anyhoo, the piece entitled "grain of salt" really illustrates the freaky process of creation and the doubt demons t that do everything they can to stop you from breaking through to yet another layer of knowing thus evolving into a higher being.


The demons of Inaction - like a bunch of school yard bullies, you face 'em straight on and they lose all their power.


It's crucial to keep moving, keep scribbling, smearing, pasting, ...the work will reveal itself.


trust