10th March

Balancing Act

Life is a bit of a balancing act! I have to remember to keep playful, take a few risks, and push myself a bit harder from time to time. Making sure I keep some options open seems to help, and of course, if I come a cropper and fall off occasionally I like to be sure it is possible to climb out of the water and try again, or sail away for a recovery break! So here we are, practicing our balancing acts and so far still having fun, adjusting things when things don't quite go to plan and being kind to each other when things get wobbly.

6th February

Wear some Flowers!

Ways to cheer yourself up. I wish I could do this with my hair, I have to make do with a flower or two pinned to my shirt. Perhaps I just haven't quite got the technique right. Speaking of which, I am struggling with my materials, I think the paper I am using isn't helping, but I am also doing battle with getting the structure of my drawings to work properly. I think more time would help - I seem to be rushing about getting other things done and am really rather nervous about managing a picture every day once I get back to school next week. Planning is going to be tricky. I did say some of these pictures might end up being design scrawls for my jewellery, and/or doodles as I think around my ideas. Perfectionist tendencies begone! Give some room to yourself for playfulness, fun even.

30th January

Keeping All Your Balls in the Air


The beginning of the academic year is about to begin for me - if you can call the jewellery course I attend academic - and suddenly there are all sorts of things to be thinking about. There is a large area of mundane things that need attention as well, there are so many things I prefer to spend time on, and several areas creatively, as well as planning to make a little more income from my sales of glass and jewellery. So many things ticking away in my brain. This is the way I like to function, plenty to keep the little grey cells busy, and the playful creative part of me getting lots of opportunity to play too. 

8-1-10

The Other Way Up!


Still enjoying myself leaping around on paper. A kind of seeing how things look from another perspective. We are halfway through the last week before Steve goes back to work and the days change shape again. What does this year hold for us all? I am determined to take a big bite out of the apple of life!

7th January 2010

Tumbling


My inner child can do this sort of thing, sadly my outer manifestation never could, even when more limber and lithe! Lucky me, I get to play with the sensations on paper, where reality can play second fiddle and to hell with the consequences!!