Ever since my friend asked me to contribute two art pieces for a fundraiser/auction for the Boys and Girls Club next month, I've been making myself nuts. On the one hand, I've really wanted to get back to making my art dolls (how I choke on that term), but also feel compelled to try something different. The frozen state of mind I've been experiencing for days should be a big, fat loud signal to stop trying so hard. Stop trying to do some of everything, stop feeling frantic about how to do it all, stop behaving as if I just had that one more bit, piece or product in the studio, I could do something fresh. I haven't even written here because I've been floundering so much that my brain just stops when I sit down to write.
So I'm taking a two minute break here, then I'm going into the studio. I'm not going to buy one more piece of fabric, glue, paint, bead, wire, or tool. I've got enough to keep me busy for bloody ever. I will show respect for my friends and supporters and everything they have said to inspire and encourage me, I will throw on my "making art" clothes and work until it's time to pick up Kevin from school. So there!
Tomorrow, I'm going to post a picture of whatever I've accomplished. No more freaking out, no more worrying or comparing myself to others. Time for just enough pressure on myself to do SOMETHING and create a deadline to get that something done, even if it's just the commitment to post the picture.
Until tomorrow.....
