a start...Etsy

                        (Guided  available here...original art 11" x 14" on gallery wrapped canvas)
I listed my first piece of art today on Etsy...it's all very new to me and I have to admit that I am trying to learn so many things all at once...I decided to choose this as my very first piece because I have wanted to open up my shop  for such a long long time. I deeply believe that we are all guided from within...by the things we dream about, yearn for deep in our hearts and focus our energies on. So often I have ignored these guided whispers because I was scared, insecure, overwhelmed or because I had no idea how to go about it. Always waiting for the "perfect time" that never came along or until I had it all figured out. Finally I am listening to my inner guide.
I have totes and magnets as well that I will list soon. Prints are coming up in the next month (I promise)...I am still researching printers...for over 6 weeks now!! I have been going little loopy from all the reading I am doing on archival pigment inks etc. It's a toss up between 2 printers now!

(totes coming soon! It reads..FAITH)

In other news..Tim left for Quantaco yesterday afternoon. We had a great week together; I am happiest when my family is all under one roof:)  At least he will be home every weekend from now on. Also...we had 2 home showings these past few days so I am keeping my fingers crossed. Things are insanely hectic over here-starting up my Etsy, showing the house, keeping up with Tara...it's like a bad sitcom! Yet my heart is full and I am smiling all the time...I am immersed in gratitude. This is the stuff of life!

Guided

I just completed this piece a week or so ago-I work on a number of paintings simultaneously and they complete themselves when ready. It is called GUIDED. I know that I, like all of us, are guided. When I was younger, I ignored my inner guidance as if it wasn't there at all or wasn't important or real. As I get older though, I listen more and more to my inner voice. The voice that tells me to be true to myself, to follow my path , to be authentic and daring and vulnerable. I am also guided by other creative voices on my path-other artists and writers and ...kindred spirits in the blogging community...my husband, as well ,who constantly supports my journey.

Embracing Uncertainty

I am in the mode of feeling UNCERTAIN-about my art etc. It's the part of the creative process-of life, really, that is messy and uncertain and jumbled up! I kind of know the direction I want my art to go but...it's vague and in a whirlwind! So...I am trying to "sit with it" as Buddhists do and embrace what this moment is teaching me, really listen to my voice, my inner spirit and where it is trying to go. Nagging doubts and fears and insecurities...even these all have important lessons to teach me, they are an important part of my art, of myself. So I am trying to be in this space and still be very thankful for this journey:) It still feels very strange to me to be blogging about my creative process, my inner life....but it's also opening up a whole new world-where I can be more vulnerable and trust that the Universe will send me everything I need...to know, to be, to do. I am guided by my inner voice-I just need to listen...