Dancing with my Shadow, 11"x14" black marker and crayons
I'm back! Kudos to my Virgo husband for persisting and finally getting me back on line. We did have Comcast come out, but things still weren't right after they left and he slogged on 'til they were.He is a live sound engineer and there are always imps in the equipment, so trouble shooting electronics doesn't make him as crazy as it makes me. Me, I'm always afraid I'm going to erase something that is irretrievable and have to go buy a new computer which I most emphatically cannot afford right now.
Unfortunately, all of the blogs I was saving on my desktop got deleted in the process, so I do not have wonderful new Wylde Women awardee blogs to share with you right now. Perhaps at some point, after I play catch up with piles of email on top of job hunting and continuing to work on my studio (oh! the basement part is so wonderful! I have the information recorded and now all I have to do is set up a database and I'll be able to put my hand on it immediately instead of looking through piles of torsos and scattered bins of work – I'll show you a picture, maybe later this week), needing to add more work (and take pictures first) to my Wholesale Crafts main page, and working at Heron's Way Gallery….after that (and the usual day to day stuff including exercise – I'm being so good about it!, and hopefully some creative work too), I can go back and reassemble them.
Speaking of creative work: I must say that contemplating getting a "regular" job to support my art has sent my inner child into hiding. Hence Dancing with My Shadow above and Memories of Solitude to the right here. I am trying to entice her out with black marker and crayons. I am creating for the play of it, not for sale, and betting that at some point that will unjam the creative energy that seems to have fled somewhere other than here in the past month or so. It
would be depressing had this never happened before, but it has, and there are ways out. Patience and trust are items included on the pathway out of the woods, along with time…time to play and just let things come on out as they will. I was going to reprint the writing here, but I have made it run on and broken words in odd places as well as written over things and find that mostly at this point its indeciperable and since it was stream of consciousness to start with and not plotted and planned, hard to recall.
Do I need to mention that job hunting is a job in its self? Trying to make my experience fit in their standard job categories is a real challenge. Ah, well, it makes me use the left brain and shake out the fleas.
Alyson Stanfield has a great article out suggesting that we all "go back to school" by creating our own curriculum for the coming "school" year with suggestions on what to include. I think that's a fabulous idea and wanted to share it with the rest of you to consider.
thought for the day: I asked God if it was okay to be melodramatic/ and she said yes/ I asked her if it was okay to be short/ and she said it sure is/ I asked her if I could wear nail polish/ or not wear nail polish/ and she said honey/ she calls me that sometimes/ she said you can do just exactly what you want to/ Thanks God I said/ And is it even okay if I don't paragraph/ my letters/ Sweetcakes God said/ who knows where she picked that up/ what I'm telling you is/ Yes Yes Yes Kaylin Haught, "God Says Yes to Me," from The Palm of Your Hand (1995) quoted in life is a verb by Patti Digh (awesome book, by the way!
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Hi Tammy,
Vibrant and energetic crayon works, especially "Dancing with my Shadow! Your quotes in your blog are always fantastic but I have to say this one positively rocks. I have to get a copy of that book immediately! Wherever you find a job or it finds you I think they will be lucky to have you.
You are one talented but busy lady!
good lck with the job hunting.
Hi Tammy!
I am glad that you got your computer problems worked out. Isn't it the pits when these stupid things go down? I love your artwork. As always, it makes me smile. I think it's the colours you use. Always so bright & bold, demanding my attention. Great job well done! As for your job hunting, don't worry. With the talent you have, I am sure that it shines through in other areas too. I have no doubts that a perspective employer will pick up on it and the right job will eventually be yours. Good Luck!
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Sorry my blog is in Finnish…
Best regards,
Elsa from Finland
Just saw this link on Leah's blog and had to come over. I love the idea of just playing with crayons and markers….to let the inner child have some time to play….and then the dry spell will end and the muse will return and art will flow.
I like both the drawings you did but Dancing With My Shadow is my favorite.
What wonderfully vibrant pages – looks and sounds like you have the perfect prescription for luring your inner child back out to play.
Job-hunting certainly is a job in and of itself. WIshing you much luck, my friend.
So glad you're back – missed you!
Oh, I can't even imagine having to go job hunting! I'm afraid that after 16 years of being self employed I may have become completely un-employable!
I truly love Dancing with My Shadow.
Good luck with your job hunting. I know what you mean about getting the experience you have to fit into a regular job. I need to start job hunting as well and facing the same problems.
Thank you for your lovely comment on my blog. Like the surf blog and glad to hear he is well again.
Lost my other cat (only two years old last August) to a car so know how hard it can be.
Have a great day and God had good things planned for all of us.
so glad that you have your computer back; lucky you with a somewhat techie hubby. i sure can relate to scaring the inner artist into hiding. i have pulled out "artist way at work" and keep it here next to my desk; intending to start on it.
come join us on facebook – there are a lot more of us then the last time we tried it; lots of talk with other artists
impressive Tammy, have a good weekend!!!!yvette
impressive Tammy, have a good weekend!!!!yvette
I am SO glad your computer is working again!!!!!!!!!!!
Good grief, I take it the A student is in her element? Looking for a job, cleaning the studio….
Hehe your inner child is probably hiding from HER, afraid she'll get whacked with a broom or something. Poor inner child… I'm sure if she is inticed with a few more crayons, she'll emerge to play with you!
I read the article you mentioned, and it sounds GREAT!!!! I already told my husband that when I sell the first of my artistic creations, I plan to go to the bead store and sign up for some kind of class. Or maybe to the yarn store… or maybe to some other class that's completely NEW! In a NEW place! Who knows! 🙂
I recieved the Wylde Woman Reward, thank you and what a wonderful idea. I believe it has been around the world allready a couple of times bringing happiness and joy to those who receive it.
Tonje from Norway.
I love Dancing with my Shadow. I've done that dance. And the poem is wonderful as well: Sweetcakes, what I'm telling you is YES!YES!YES!
By the way Tammy, have you read "The seven stages of money maturity: understanding the spirit and value of money in your life"? It's written by George Kinder (appropriate last name). He's a financial planner (Harvard trained) who assists people in joining the seemingly disparate areas of money and soul.
HI, Tammy! Glad you're back online! :o) And we can see more of your beautiful work. You seem to be finding much freedom in bringing forth your inner child…These colors say anything but hiding! But art is a great way to explore what's happening on the inside, to discover hidden corners, reconnect with Spirit, etc. Did you use a waxy crayon for these exploratory drawings? Best wishes to you finding extra work…Not easy, so I admire your courage. Thank you for the link to the "back to school" article–I love the idea of this, and realize it's not too late to create my curriculum for the fall season. Thanks for sharing. I've only lately found your blog, and I find it very inspiring. Fiber arts have been my "thing" for a long time, but lately I feel a need to incorporate some more fine art into the mix again…seeing your drawings today fires my spirit! Oh, by the way, I was one of those who lately received your wonderfully created Wylde Woman award. :o) Wishing happy creative days…
Vill bara tala om att jag fått Din fina Award och skickat den vidare.
SÃ¥ mycket vackert i Din Blogg!
Kram //annette
What kind of crayons do you use? The colors are really great!
i'm so glad you're enjoying patti's book. i just got my copy in the mail!
it sounds like you're doing all the right stuff to get yourself loose and feeling creatively energized. i know play helps me tremendously as does knowing that it too shall pass. you create so much, perhaps your just in soaking up the inspiration mode! xoxo
Looks to me like your inner child is alive & well, I love both of these pieces, the color & boldness of them are so much fun! The writing on Memories of Solitude-is that a journal page or did you just decide to write on it? Sometimes adding handwritten touches can make such a difference. In class with Misty last week, she talked about that a little bit as she adds a few words on a lot of her pieces, saying that she really doesn't think about what she was writing when she does it, and yet it always seems appropriate to the piece.