“I laugh, I love, I hope, I try, I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry. And I know you do the same things too, So we're really not that different, me and you.” - Colin Raye
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“Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” - Ralph Waldo Emerson “Anything that creates a spark is going to start, potentially, a big brush fire.” -Victor Hill I stumbled upon the above quote while looking for something profound referencing creation. Immediately when I saw it, I knew it was exactly what I wanted for this post. You see, I've had a bit of a productive week, despite feeling like I was lost in a (to quote that great fictional philosopher Yukon Cornelius) "fog as thick as peanut butter". It started when I was sitting in my CoW (remember the Cave of Wonder?) feeling blocked & sorry for myself. Suddenly, I picked up a piece I had started, literally years ago, that I figured I had finished. It occurred to me that it needed something else, so I went with it. The next thing I knew, not only had I completed that piece, but I had done the same thing to another piece previously started & "finished". Then I started & finished an entirely new piece! Heavens I was on a roll! So, in the spirit of blah, blah, blah I decided to brag a bit. Because it is my right as sole reader & contributor to this blog. Just kidding, I know at least one of my friends (whom I hold incriminating information on) is reading. Okay, so temporarily dropping the ramble to pop in a few pics of the newest pieces posted. Alright, now that I got those out of the way, I can concentrate on my next evil plot. Okay, it isn't exactly evil, but it could be!
I have decided that I am going to attempt to chronicle my progress in creating a new wreath. I say attempt, because I am not very good at remembering stuff & things, so remembering to stop & take pics of every step will be a big challenge. Especially considering I decided to do this just now & have already started the wreath. Never fear though, I am not that far into it & will gladly, for your enjoyment, take it apart & start over. I just need to decide if I want to show it all in one post, similar to a tutorial or if I want to break it up & show it in bits through several posts. Any suggestions? “I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” - Mother Teresa “The love that lasts the longest is the love that is never returned.” "Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable." Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up. "Hey, I tell you what is. Big city, hmm? Live, work, huh? But not city only. Only peoples. Peoples is peoples. No is buildings. Is tomatoes, huh? Is peoples, is dancing, is music, is potatoes. So, peoples is peoples. Okay? " - Pete So right now, as I type this, the males in my house are watching the Superbowl. To this I say "Eh". I hold no great love for football. In fact, it is a widely known fact that the only time I enjoy watching the game is when my Chicken is on the field. Then, I can become the most rabid football fan in the universe. Ask anyone on the team (parents & grandparents included) I am loud, oblivious (as I still know nothing about the game even after 17 years of marriage to a die-hard fan & 2 sons playing) & extremely proud. Not just of the Chicken, but the whole team.
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” - Anne Bradstreet “Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great.” I have been wracking my brain trying to come up with a list of things to write about in this blog. As I have previously stated, I find myself to be quite boring. A friend, fellow mom, regular blogger & (dare I compare myself?) fellow artist suggested I write about the projects I am working on. I considered this, but what I came up with was the following: I started another Sharpie on canvas project, didn't like what I did & decided to cover it with tissue paper, then I got stuck. I also started a heart shaped, tulle covered wreath for Valentine's Day, but I didn't like the way it looked when I finished 95% of it, so I unwrapped it & then I got stuck. See what I mean? Not too interesting. So I decided that if nothing else, I can occasionally add quotes that I find inspirational, motivational, silly, random, depressing or (one of my favorite words...) nonsensical. I can even attempt to explain why I find it the way I find it. At least then I will not feel so bad that my boringness (it's a word {now}) does not let you down too much. From now on, I declare to feel less pressured to entertain & more encouraged to update & inspire in one way or another. Because even a depressing quote can be inspirational to someone. After all, they do say, one man's trash is another man's breakfast. (Or something like that.) The quote following this ramble, in my mind needs no explanation. Aloha hugs! -Clare “You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.” ~ Robin Williams “Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees” - Marcel Proust I found the quote above, as I was trying to remember one of my other favorite Proust quotes. I can't decide if I like/agree, but it seemed profoundly right at the time I choose it. You can click on it & it should take you to the sight I found it on.
So, this blogging thing does not come easy for me. Even as A child I was not very good at keeping a journal. Only once, in college, was I ever able to commit to regular writing & that was because I had decided to spend an entire month writing a letter to one of my best friends. And I only decided to do that, because I wanted to prove to myself that I could keep myself interested enough in myself to fill more than a two page letter. If I remember correctly, my thought was that if I could keep myself interested, as I have always found me to be quite boring, then my friend would not be bored either. Confounded thinking I know, but welcome to my brain. Needless to say, I forced myself to add to this letter every day & at the end of the month, my friend had thirty plus pages & I haven't put myself through that again. I'm rambling, sorry. I tend to do that, as my thoughts (please for give the analogy) are like wild mustangs that occasionally stop at the fence to let you look at them. Or in my case, make semi-coherent sense of them. (Realizes you're screaming "Get to the point!") Sorry again. Um, my point. Yes, my point. I had one here somewhere. I was heading toward it & then the door to responsibilityland opened & reality asked me to make dinner. That's right, my point snuck out of the room when the door opened. Okay, I'll let you off the hook. My point was, that I am hoping to be able to keep up with this blog thing as often as possible. I honestly don't know what I'll write about, as I always seem to run out of things other people want to hear. I may just end up telling you about projects I'm working on. If I can get over myself long enough to play nice, I may recruit one of the recruits to help me do tutorials. Or I may just say hello. For everyone's sake, I hope I can keep it interesting & fun. Until next time my pretties... Aloha, -Clare Oops! I almost forgot! Please go to Janelle's blog & wish her a Happy Birthday because she is awesome & so are you! (Just click this phrase) |
More about "ME"Aloha my name is Clare! My main job title is Mom, but I'm also an artist, crafter, avid experimental cook & occasional rabid baker. I live in Idaho with my husband & two sons (the "we" or "us" part of this website), but was raised in Hawaii. Feel free to explore our pages as we grow & change. Mahalo! (Thank you) Categories
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