Do What You Love
The challenge this week at Inspiration Avenue
is to think about what you have accomplished in 2010
and what you hope to do in 2011 ~ to imagine
what you may be looking back on
as you write a blog post one year from now
on December 31, 2011.
Oh, too hard, I thought.
I'll use the excuse of being far too busy
with the holidays, settling in from a 10-day trip,
yada yada yada. Just not enough time!
But of course it comes down to the wire
and I realize I can't miss the opportunity
to get myself some goals for the new year.
If not now, then when will I do it?
Never, naturally!
It's the perfect challenge at just the right time!
I'm going to try to make this short.
Even though I can't see you, I don't want to
imagine anyone's eyes rolling back in one's head
and forehead hitting the desk as you pass out
from excruciating boredom. Ha.
In 2010, I am so happy that I:
Began to take some art classes, namely Suzi Blu's
and the lovely and generous Tam's of Willowing.
Suzi is responsible for helping me discover that
my long-ago love of creating art is still alive.
That it's OK to do what you love.
Continued sharing with all my wonderful
friends at Inspiration Avenue.
Actually, before I discovered that I love taking
online art classes, you all were the "inspiration"
that prompted me to return to making art in the first place!
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| From Tam's Art, Heart and Healing class |
Even though this isn't a complete look at 2010,
I'm going to move on to 2011:
I have been selling digital images in my Etsy shop
for nearly 2 years, and although it's not
making me rich, it's gratifying
to know that people enjoy them and
are using them to create their own artwork.
But this year, I am hoping to begin
selling my own art
What I have to figure out
is exactly how to do that. Will it be online,
or somehow in "person", a brick and mortar shop,
craft shows, hmmm...I'd love to hear opinions
on the way my readers sell their art!
It seems it's very hard to sell art on Etsy...
I will be taking more classes in 2011.
I'm going to try to enter more
challenges
No excuses, there are so many intriguing
ones out there, and they are great
for kick-starting one's creativity!
I have a difficult time working in a sketchbook,
so I'm going to try harder with that.
All that blank paper!!
I always want to go right to paint and canvas,
never mind sketching. But a
sketchbook
can be a work of art in itself .
There is a great new challenge,
that I may give a go. There is a theme
every month, go check it out!
Did I say this would be short?
My apologies, if you are still here.
All of these goals have to do with my art.
I won't list my other resolutions here,
although I do have a few more.
Except for a last one, very important!
It has to do with
starting and finishing
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| Me, dithering |
I dither around, thinking too much
and I only start half of what I want to do.
Then I only finish half of what I started.
I'm no math wizard, but I think that comes out to
completing just a quarter of my ideas! Bleh.
So, perhaps this will be the hardest
challenge of all, but I will work on it!
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Happy New Year everyone!
