So today I finished 3 signs! One from start to finish, the other 2 were half done, sitting here like deadbeats. Feeling good.
The one I did start to finish was a commision from a friend of Ians at UCLA. Ian and his roommates have two barnwords signs in their apt. and apparently this is a good marketing tool. :) I also put 8 number signs up at their apt. building last year. Here is the funny thing... at least to me. This was ( requested) a pot leaf theme. (shocker there.) So I have now painted my first sign with a marijuana leaf (actually multiple marijuana leaves) I had to look on pinterest for some images of course....I will post a pic for you curious minded readers. It turned out nicely, if I do say so myself. Anyway, this made me think...would I paint anything on a sign, ANY thing someone asked for? (I used to say any sign for money.) I used to think I would, but you know I wouldn't. I would not take a job that was like KKK inspired or hate speak. I wouldn't even do a Trump for president sign, not even for big bucks. I have my limits. I am definitely feeling like the cloud has lifted from my artistic hiatius. My most requested sign is 'You are my sunshine'. So I need to do a couple of those. I need to do a BUNCH of gardening ones... for spring shows and what not. Do you guys love Instagram like I do? There are endless opportunities for inspiration. I like that you can follow someone whose photographs you like, without feeling weird. There are so many creative-minded folks out there. Right above my computer, here,is a photo of my oldest graduating from law school. (still gives me elation) Photos are so important. I love them so much. There is also an amazing shot of all 3 of my kiddos playing in the waves on a beach. (Maybe aged 5-9-13.) Such joy. Photographs can ignite such an abundance of feelings. So, dear friends... take a picture of something you love and post it on FB or Insta or just look at it. Until tomorrow...au revoir!!
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So. You know I joined a group , a challenge called 500wordsaday which I have been posting here as well. It's been something I liked for the most part. Today, something changed for me and today I decided not to post there any more. However I'm driven to COMPLETE my challenge. LOL. I don't like negativity and I don't want to speak poorly of people I have never met in real life...but honestly, I started to feel like it wasn't good for me. Also there are 160plus members in the group but only a handful post every day. So I don't have any idea if anyone (except for David- THANK you David) reads these regularly...but I'm still gonna write. Yesterday my old friend Shelley came by and we laughed and talked and ate and she took some pix of barnwords!! She is a photographer, at least in my eyes, and it was great to see her. Isn't is funny how some things never change? We used to laugh so hard at our place of employment that I seriously had stomach aches many days... I've been in a total barnwords -slump lately. Not really finishing anything I don't have to. Some days not even painting. I know it comes and goes...but Winter is my time to work! I NEED to get back on track. Hoping her enthusiasm for my work ignites the spark I need. Today it is so gray and dismal though... and rainy. ( I'd rather have snow at this time of year) I started reading a book of short stories last night and I fell asleep. Many of my friends tell me they fall asleep while reading, but I normally have the opposite problem. Reading usually keeps me awake. It felt weird to fall asleep reading..waking a few minutes later (how many?) with the light blaring and my arm asleep...It made me feel weird. Maybe it was that homemade marshmallow covered in caramel and chocolate that I ate last night . Man oh man, was it great. Another old friend and I are collabarating together on a show called recraft and relic. It is in April. We plan to sell what we make, but also some old stuff we have (which is the relic part). I'm super excited and a tiny bit nervous to see what that is like, I am pretty new to art/ fair type events, as a vendor anyway. Its a bigger show and booth space was expensive (to me) so I hope to do well. So tomorrow, I plan on working all day on signs. I'll let ya know how that goes. ;) x P.S. Im learning how to add pix. that aren't mine. Bear with me.( That always looks wrong, 'bear' but it isn't. ) XX Old photos. Old furniture. Old dishes and linens. Old letters. Old books! I like old things. I don't like becoming an old thing though. The things I like could be considered antiques. When does something actually become an antique, I wonder. People are obsessed with old things, you know. Look at all the shows like Pickers, Storage Wars, Pawn stars, Garage gold (never heard of, but my husband claims it is a real show...I had to ask him for names... He said WHY? I said for my 500 words. don't worry I'll give you credit.) ha.
Antique shops! Antique shows/ fairs! Anyway, the obsession with old things interests me. I mean... I like them too. But when/how did it become A THING to love old things (and pay loads more for them than they ever cost) It's kind of interesting. I wonder if it's nostalgia or memories. Speaking for myself, I just like the look of some old things. Are there people who hate antiques? I never knew people made marshmallows. Like homemade marshmallows. But I am eating one right now, and I never want a 'campfire' one again. OMG I wish I loved to cook. But I do not. IF I could have any hired help in my life (cleaning, yardwork, driving, cleaning!...) I would only want a chef to make me delicious food a few times a week. How great would that be? I used to make a lot of meals when the kids were young...I just did it because you kind of have to. Nowadays.. I am totally admitting to myself...that I don't like cooking. My mom has a lot of old things. She is (almost) 90 and as a girl, she used to collect salt and pepper shakers. (?) She has so many!!! She has given some to her kids and grandkids, but still there are hundreds. I am not sure what will happen to them. Collections of old peoples' things become 'antiques' and so it goes. They were just 'things' she liked as a younger person (and were probably quite affordable.) Like most people who are aging, she doesn't care that much about them anymore, those 'things'. The world is literally full of things like this. I have them too. I used to ponder living a life without all these unnecessary things, when I was an ambitious youngster dreaming of a minimalist green lifestyle. For the record, I don't have a lot of 'things' but I have my share. I've become ultra-aware of all the crap I have accumulated in my life. ( I think I already wrote about it in a cleaning/ purging post) I want to get rid of stuff NOW. (Let me know if you want anything. ) My kids travel pretty light. I'm glad about that. Of course, that's because all their crap is HERE in their old rooms! hah. good one, kids. x #500wordsaday |
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