Saturday, December 31, 2011

Inspiration

I woke up early today with the wonderful realisation that there was nothing I had to do.  I ventured outside to retrieve the newspaper only to find that half of it was missing :(  Oh well.  I read what part of the newspaper I had, went to the shops briefly to get some essentials (like the other half of the newspaper) and arrived home to decide what wonderful, creative things I would do with my free day.  A hot 32 degrees and no car meant that it would have to be something at home.  Ok!

What to do?  What to do?  I went into my studio, flicked through my journals, pulled out a blank canvas from the cupboard, poured over the internet for ideas... nothing!

Over lunch I read some more of the newspaper and came across an article http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/homestyle/give-us-this-day-our-daily-thread-20111229-1pdtz.html about a woman who had just today completed 365 days of craft.  Wow!  I had once participated in Leah's 'Art Every Day Month' challenge - http://creativeeveryday.com/art-every-day-month where the aim was to do something creative every day for a month.  I was really lacking motivation at the time (like now!) so considered it an amazing feat to complete the month but I'll admit that it was a struggle.

So now I was completely overwhelmed.  I headed to the couch for a rest, feeling particularly pathetic.

After a short nap, I finally got the inspiration I was searching for.  My 'Jubby Doll' sat sadly incomplete in a box in my studio, as she had done for far too long.  Her purpose, once complete, was to sit on my desk as a reminder as to what was possible, my inspiration.  The time was NOW... well, tomorrow actually, I've run out of time now today :)

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Coraline


One of my favourite Summer plants,
The Flowering Gum

I love the vibrant colours against the
beautiful blue sky

My daughter's new little friend followed us
to the park...

and seems to be getting up to all manner of mischief...

Boo!

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Welcome!

This blog has been a long time coming and I am excited to be finally taking the plunge.  Snaps and snippets are the intention here.  Just recording the moments in life that cause me to ponder and wonder.  These are tentative steps by which I hope to make connections and share a little part of me.