Sorry I’m late posting my blog. I started to write last night, and the words weren’t there. Right now I’m packing for a mini-vacation to the ocean at South Padre Island. I’m so excited. Those of you who have followed my blog postings over the last several months know what a difficult and tumultuous time [...]
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Asking for what I want
Once I had an employer who told me that he always gave me what I asked for, because he had learned that I only asked for what I needed, and that granting my request would be good for the company, as well as good for me. I wish everyone felt that way, because I believe [...]
Artful Actions
Every time an artist shows his or her artwork, it’s a risk. This weekend I had a booth at a large art fair. It takes so much work to set up a show – inside a gallery or outside at a festival. The time and financial investment is significant. There is also the emotional and [...]
The Real Risk Begins
Everything is in place. I have occupied the new apartment. The job no longer intimidates me. I have a new body of artwork for the upcoming art market. I have made the changes I felt were necessary in order to get my my life sorted out. And now the only thing left to do is [...]
Water Wings & Cheerleaders
My usual blog day is the 15th, and my last entry was titled Swim or Sink. At that time, I was curled up in a fetal position, drifting in an ocean of tension and distress, depressed, terrified, lonely, and feeling my available choices were really no choices at all. Afraid of drowning emotionally, I reached [...]
Sink or swim
I am overwhelmed. I have never felt this vulnerable and “stuck” in my whole life, and I’m at the far end of my 50′s. I have wanted desperately to change my personal situation for quite a while now, but only recently have I truly understood the cold reality of what this will mean financially. It [...]
So Many Changes – Update
It is amazing to realize that it has only been one month since I last wrote about the many changes I was determined to make in my life – changes that would effect my life from center to circumference. The basic update is that I did sign the lease on my new art studio. My [...]
Today I Take These Risks
I have taken many risks. I have both celebrated and suffered the consequences of my actions. At this point in my life, the stakes seem so much higher, and the risks frighten me. To be true to my essence, I am convinced that these are risks I must take. Why today? I put everything else [...]
The Art of Risk
Please forgive my pun. I am a little punchy after working into the wee hours preparing for a show of my newest paintings. As a artist, I live two lives. The first is the life I live in the studio. I love that life and its challenges. Every mark I make on my canvas is [...]
Blogging from the Store
What a cluster ****! I’m on vacation with my best friend. This is our first trip together. Today is our first day, and the internet access at our bungalow isn’t working. I was going to write about the risk I’m taking by traveling with my friend. Who knows what quirks with each may have and [...]
