I've been on jury duty for a few weeks now, almost grateful to have an excuse for all of the things I'm not getting done at home. One of my new juror friends told me about her artwork, sharing photographs of the beautiful greeting cards she makes. Looking at her work made me think about all of the supplies I have and am not using. Again. She asked about any web site I might have and so I confessed I had a blog, sharing the URL with her and almost hoping she never looks. When I looked online myself to be sure I had it right, I was startled to see that it had been more than a year since I last posted. Has it been more than a year since I sat in the studio? No, but close to it. As we walked to our cars at the end of the day, I committed to doing something creative over this long weekend (long for us, no court on Thursday and Friday). Now to figure out what to do.So I've cleaned out the litter box that is at the far end of the room, got two loads of laundry going and am about to sit at the desk and see what happens. I need some good creative juju. Artist John Whipple's assemblage speaks volumes to me. That darned artsy block feels like such a burden. Time to get my hands a little dirty and try to shake it off.
Addendum: When my brain doesn't cooperate on the creative side, I make business/calling cards. I was reminded of steps I'd forgotten since it has been a long while (like using an extender with acrylic paints before using a brayer). Listening to loud music and messing around with paints and papers and scissors was fun again. While it is hard for me to avoid making comments both in my head and on my blog about how lacking my artistic skills are when I share, I am going to make an effort. While I don't fancy myself much of an artist, I have found it handy to have cards with my name and contact information when someone asks for it. So this is the extent of my creative session today.
