The Joy List

A few things that have brought me joy lately...

Wild blackberries growing on our property. I smell cobblers and jams, and maybe even wine!

Homemade apple pie filling from a friend. You gotta have friends like that!

And celebrating my son's Kindergarten graduation. Another milestone...

Peace ~ Love ~ Chocolate

Wine and The Struggle Within

Hello!

I've been a busy bee lately. Saturday, I participated as a guest artist at Studio 112 in Lexington, SC for an open house at the annual Lexington Wine Walk. It was the first time my art has been displayed in a public gallery!

My art

I did a couple pieces a little different than my typical girlies. I tried to expand my boundaries a little. It was a lot of fun, even though I went into it with high anxiety. But all went well. And I was completely exhausted afterwards - four hours of standing, smiling, meeting and greeting - can really tucker a girl out!

2012 Lexington Wine Walk

Here's a pic of the goings on outside. This was taken at the very beginning. After an hour or so, the street was packed and so was the studio! I got to meet a lot of neat people and other fellow artists. I hope to do it again next year!

I'm in a resting period now. Doing these shows has really made me think about the direction I want to take things. (I've done 3 in the last month!) There's a part of me that feels I'm not ready for all of this right now. And then another part that thinks, "if not now, when?" So I'm struggling with that. It's all part of the adventure, I suppose.

Is there anything you're struggling with at the moment? How do you sort it all out?

Peace ~ Love ~ Chocolate

Happy Mother's Day

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Inspiration

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Stay-cation Joy List

Hello!

The hubster took a stay-cation last week. It was so much fun to have him around the whole week! Mostly, he drove around on his tractor doing *manly things*, but here are a few highlights of when we actually left the house...

We went to Ridgeway, SC and ate at a place called YesterYears. It's in the old Town Hall. Very cute! And, my hubby got the special, which was only $6.50 and out came a HUGE plate of food! (I wish I took a pic) Good deals come in small towns. And I love the charm Ridgeways has to offer.

We found a phone booth there too! I think this is the only phone booth I've seen in like 15 years. And it works. Pretty amazing.

I made a Princess Leia voodoo doll at The Craft Bar night at The Columbia Museum of Art. Once a month they open up for the craftiest and offer a project or you can bring your own. So far, I've done their project. And so glad I did, otherwise I would never have made this creation!

And, last but not least, I went fishing with my son. He put this little guy back into the lake, but he was pretty proud of the catch! And truthfully, he and I sat in the back mostly and ate snacks. But it was a beautiful setting for snacking!

Peace ~ Love ~ Chocolate

Riverwalk Love

Hello!

I meant to post this yesterday, but once again, time got away from me. So here is the update from the show on Saturday: AWESOME!

My humble booth

Yes, I had a great day - not just because of sales - but because I got to meet some really great people. Artsy people. People who talked about art passionately. Who are WAY more talented than me, but no matter, they were gracious and accepted me as one of them. And I heard so many interesting interpretations of my art from passersby. I would never have thought that my art could do that. Strike up conversation. Even memories and emotion. So totally awesome!




Artist Jean Bourque, painting to one of the performers

And, to be honest, I wasn't really prepared. But I've learned that showing up sometimes is half the battle, so I showed up. And it was the best thing I did! I now have leads for some other shows. I'm so excited and exhilarated! I feel like I'm really on the right path. My big toe is in the door and I'm not letting it shut!

Peace ~ Love ~ Chocolate

Working 9 to 5

Hello!

Life is going at 100 MPH for me right now. And I'm going to follow that with:

life is strange

Here's why:

Monday, I was all mopey because my mom left. It was sadder than normal, for reasons that I can't really explain on my blog (too personal on her side). Then came Tuesday. I was getting ready to head back into my studio for the redo, and take some pictures for the blog. Then I get a new friend request [on Facebook] from a local artist (a popular one - you know - the 'you think wouldn't pay any attention to me' kind of popular.) And THEN, she asks if I'd be interested in displaying/selling my art at a music festival this weekend!

Um, YES!!!

So, she gave me the info, I signed up and I've been working frantically to get new pieces done!

A new painting in progress

Normally I wouldn't go for something so last minute, but something inside me has told me to, "go for it!" So, that's what I'm doing. I have no expectations and if all else, I get the to spend the day listening to live music and eating junk food!

So, I'm putting a pause on my studio redo. But, with what I've done so far has made it usable. And I'm really loving that!

Wish me luck for Saturday. I'll post pics next week, along with the outcome.

Peace ~ Love ~ Chocolate