Time to Catch Up - Daily Art Cards & Renovations

I've been busy with the daily art cards. It seems that no matter what size I work it takes the same amount of time for me to create something I like - about 6 hours. I am a bit behind so I'll double or triple up for a few days to catch up. As for my other projects, they are still awaiting time to work on them, but I will get to them.

We are gratefully back into the living room with the new wooden floor. We still have to put up the solid oak paneling and a final paint coat on everthing. Not to mention, we will be getting new cabinets somehow. For now we are just happy to have the space back, the studio was getting quite crowded with it being our kitchen, living room, dining room & my work space.

Visual Inspiration Boards

Just got an email from Toni over at the art journaling yahoo group run by Rice, she reminded me of my intention to do Visual Inspiration Boards. This will be a January project just as soon as the hardwood floor is done, & I get my studio back. Do check out her blog, she is doing some beautiful work. http://seaweedandgardenias.blogspot.com/ Thank you, Toni.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year!!!

Below are a few goals, I expanded a bit from last year. I did ok, last year, but want to get closer to my vision of my life. So I will keep these goals close, in the front of my daily list, morning affirmations & sketchbooks.

Goals For 2009

1. Islands - Paint

2. Heal My Life - Affirmations, Art Journals, Books & Novel
3. Be with Art - Travel Journal

Wishes & Projects

Wishes

Do something creative everyday

Cheerful & helpful

Projects

China sketchbooks

Christmas Art Journal 2008

Novel - Observations

Blurb Books - China sketchbook, Cookbook, etc.

Healing My Life - Daily Art Cards

Refashioning Clothes

Island Paintings - Tree Island

Abstract Art - Play & Understand

Renovation - House/ Furniture

Simple Life - Organization

Garden/Yardwork

From now on I'm going to include a Louise Hay quote for my day.

Enjoy!

It's easy to grow and change in an atmosphere of love. - Louise Hay

Christmas Pecan 2008 Boxes

I found these sweet little boxes at Kris's wedding favors, they were fun & easy to make. You can see a better photo over at Kris' blog here. http://kris-wedding-favors.blogspot.com/ Kris also, has a color stripe blog, see it here. http://color-stripes.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!

Merry Christmas to all

Merry Christmas to all & to all a good night. Enjoy!

David Scott

David Scott

1926 - 2003

Merry Merry Chistmas Art Journal

The Merry, Merry Christmas Journal Cover & a few finished pages.

I scanned a few work in progress (WIP) pages to see how they look, but for now the WIP pages are going up on flickr. I'll post the individual pages here as they are completed then I'll post the completed Merry, Merry Christmas Journal here in January.

I'm really enjoying creating this Merry, Merry Christmas Journal(don't you just love the name, I do). It is pushing me to work longer & harder than I would without a deadline, even into the evening. But I am concerned that the pages aren't as good as they could be. That's probably my inner critic jumping in too soon before the pages are finished. I need to take into consideration that I am working under a bit of constraint, my fractured foot. Even though it is only a stress fracture, I have to keep the foot up a lot of the time. No problem with a lap desk & sofa, but there are pen marks, paint & glitter everywhere. It gets especially funny when Moby, the puppy girl, dashes up on the sofa to bark at dog, squirrel or person out front. So far no real accidents, but things can go flying.