My teen son has a friend that is very artistic and spends a lot of time alone. They've known each other since they were four. She lives with her mother, a single parent for a few years now that works and attends school in the evening. I give the girl a ride home from school every day, so we have a lot of opportunity to chat. Last week, she timidly mentioned that since her mother was in class Monday and Tuesday evenings, she was free and wondered if she could come over and work on art projects with me in the studio. What a lovely way to spend time! So I have a creative date every week with someone who will inspire me to work on schedule. That, in turn, will inspire me to spread my creative wings a little as we work side-by-side on our projects for the magazine and learn new techniques together.
Recently I discovered the treasure of a multitude of instructional and demonstration art videos on YouTube. What a great find! Through these videos, I found a group that inspires and encourage women artists. My nerves were a little rattled when signing up for the web site and group, I was asked a question about what I wanted to get out of the group and what I might contribute. I never think of myself as having anything to contribute, so the question caused some serious pause in the signing up process! I realized that I'm not alone in feeling that I need encouragement, so I can certainly contribute encouragement to other people like me. That's the short version. Anyway, I was thrilled to get the, "You're in!" email and will visit the site today and start my first motivation project and just read, read, read the site. This is a good, creative day.
