so, what kind of art do you do?

that has always been the million dollar question...
.my problem is....
i don't really know....
and i like to do everything...
.i have always struggled with the idea of sticking with one particular thing....
i just want to create....


I admire artists who choose one subject, and make it theirs....

Or one media, amd master it to the point of becoming that medium's God....

i have tried....and then...i get distracted.....or bored.....

what do i love to do?

i like making sculptures, i like printmaking,painting is easy, drawing, is portable, artist journaling is portable....i like making jewelry but  rarely have the kind of time and lack of distractions i would like to be able to devote to it...ceramics/pottery...love it...no time, space of kiln hookup....wish i could though, i miss it desperately.....

i dunno, i make stuff....that's what i do....

GLitterati 6th Annual holiday boutique

Come out and buy some hand made one-of-a-kind gifts. This will be  one of my first shows this fall, come on out and buy some STUFF!!!

ArtCon5

Art Con 6......YEAH!.....

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I just found out i made it through the horse race process of Art Con....whew! my heart is still racing and my stomach is still churning....


what is Art Con?


Art Con is a huge event in dallas that allows 150 artists to create artwork which is auctioned off for local charities...

last year was my first year to go...and my first year to participate along with my dear Hubby...It was friggin cold, as we worked in a dimly lit warehouse alongside dozens of other artists creating our artwork on plywood and sitting on plastic tarps...IT WAS AWESOME....there is nothing more exhilarating to me than being in the presence of other creative spirits doing their thang all at once...there is a vibe there that you  wish could go on for ages...but alas...you only get one shift to make your work and then it is BUH BYE!....


The auction itself is the following night and people go nuts trying to get the peice they want...some peices...(like mine) go for the opening bid...(cough cough and hoping to do better this year)....and some go for HUNDREDS....and considering this was done in a few hours and is on plywood...that is impressive...


i'm already devising my idea and will have it ready set and go...(ringing my hands together as i plot and thinking....BOO WA HA HA HAH HAHA like an evil genius...minus the evil....but sounding like one)


last year i was too unorganized...not really thinking about what i needed to do...i had my supplies...etc...but, my image...i wasn't sure what to do...i really could have sat there all day painting...and would have LOVED IT....but that isn't the way this gig works...


so....hmmmmmmmi must think about this.....i have a few things going on right now that might translate for this gig....i dunno...lemme think about it....


I AM JUST SO FRIGGIN EXCITED that i got in again.....


This year will also be a little different in that...i will have baby with me...gotta figure out how to do that....do i do the ol' Bjorn thing?...do i bring the stroller?we shall see....we shall see...

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getting ready for fall shows

so, i was trying to get some work done whil esitting and waiting to take baby to dr. for her one-month check-up...but my phone is not adequate enough to really do much so, tha was kinda a pain in the bootie....

but, i have a few shows lined up for octoder right now...and am working on a few more...have to get some more applications in today...

of course, as is par for this time of year, i'm sitting here with a tissue at hand because A cold has found me...of course, but i will fight it with a vengeance...like i do... don't have time to let some stinkin' cold get me down...i've got crap to do!...

and thus need to make a list of things to take care of for upcoming shows:

• make table cloths for display tables
• make a sign to go on the front of table _ " bradshaw Meadows"
• make a table sign that says "cash or check only"
• design new business cards
• make a brochure/ business card display
• figure out what kind of shopping bags to have for customers
• design necklaces
• solder pendants
• paint blocks
• print dia-de-los Muertos prints
• design Roller derby gear
• frame artwork
• get some more small canvases
• go sign up at the local gym so i can rid myself of this baby-weight...and boost my energy  and strength ( which benefits the whole family...and makes me a happier person...which also benefits the whole family)
• add to list, as things come to mind...

Things to do: make table sign- 'check or cash only', bradshaw meadows sign, make table cloths, get set up finalyzed, apply to bolin craft sho

starting to catch up

where have i been?

well...the last three weeks have been very busy here....the baby is here now...our beautiful little girl....and all is well with her...

a baby, alone, is a great event that brings alot of transition to a family...but we have also had to deal with other transitions as well...good things...but transitions...

school has started, not only school, but a new school for the boy, and all of the anxiety that goes with that...so far so good...

There is a new job for the husband...which is a good thing...but, again, it is new, and has a new routine, and involves things he is new to...and the rest of the family as well...we are all adjusting...but, it is a good thing for all of us...just new and difficult at first because they are adjustments to routines, and thought processes and stress levels...

as a result, my art has been put on the back burner...again...which is natural...because at the end of the day, which there never really is an "end of the day" when you have and infant....but even-so...at the end of the day...there isn't much left...granted, this is only the third week....more like week 2.5 thus far...and considering that most people have 6 weeks of  maternity leave from their jobs...or that alot of women have people come and stay with them for a short time after giving birth, and i have had neither...i think I am doing pretty darn great...i had had to realize my limitations, physically....despite the fact that i wanted to just get up and go as soon as baby arrived...that wasn't possible...and even now, I am still not as physically up to snuff as i would like to be...then there was the whole post partum stuff....i am glad that is over....and if it isn't...I'm declaring it over whether it is ready to be or not...i have crap to do....

in the last week, though, i have managed to sign up for two shows...again, reminding myself of my limitations...and not signing up for shows that last two days or are far away or that i can't possibly take my children with me...just in case...this kind of narrows things down...but it makes it easier as well BECAUSE it narrows things down...

i will list those shows later, when they get closer...

What am i making?  I'm working on what "my thing" is....seems like everyone has "a thing" that they are known for....i can't say that i do...and i find it frustrating that i don't have something that i feel comfortable doing over and over again...i don't have a "brand" or an image that people recognize....I'm working on it though...and sort of hoping for divine inspiration...

but, just yesterday i was able to sit down and get a little caught up...on paperwork, on research...on ideas...

hopefully today, i will get caught up on other things as well....