...and I was wondering how it went so fast, especially in the studio, until I realized just how much I'd accomplished.
I finished 'Another World' (a 3 x 4' project that was a year in the making),
made a collage page or two (read 10-12),
realized a full table size butcher paper mess into something entirely different,
resolved 80 mini collages in this Bits & Pieces journal,
some of which I really liked,
completed a 6" x 6" series of five colour scraps on black paper,
finished (abandoned?) a 16" x 12" 'Wild and Dark' painting,
made a book to house some of my favourite tags,
and readied another travel journal which will eventually house (who knows what?).
Usually as winter approaches, I hand-cut a host of snowflakes, a life-long passion. This year, I only managed one when I found a simple basic snowflake cut online. I alterered it a good deal, and managed to decorate a Christmas gift with a Loveflake.
I'm nearing the end of my quote book, and look forward to finishing it in January. It holds some of my all-time favourite quotes, along with some collages and other colour play. Oh how I love books!!
And of course, there were many more forays into the studio than these, from gel printing frenzies, play dates with artist friends, glazing experiments, a massive project to sort 114 years of family photos, Christmas card-making, paintings for the grandchildrens' birthdays, and hosting a group of ladies to create bookmarks for the library.
In truth, my studio life is just as much about decreasing my stash of paper scraps as it is about creating new things or fund-raising on behalf of the library. As always, I am hugely grateful for my creative life.
