For years I have loved the idea of mail correspondence as an art form. The Griffin and Sabine book series made me love it even more and eventually lead me to the idea behind the novel I’m currently writing. Anyway, I am so smitten with the idea of sending tiny pieces of art in the [...]
First Piece of Mail Art
Welcome 2010
New Year’s Day. We went out for Chinese and this is the fortune I got. I can’t think of anything more fitting. Accepting What Is was a big theme for 2009. The other big theme was Reclamation. I reclaimed my artistic self. My passion for art and music came back strong. I even made peace [...]
Giving Up Self-Help
OK, so it’s not cocaine, alcohol, or gambling. But people can get addicted to pretty much anything, even things that are seemingly good. ie, exercise, working, and can I put CHOCOLATE is this category? So now I confess…I am an addict to self-help. Over that last 15 years I’ve read every book, listened to every [...]
I am an artist. (in case I didn’t know it)
Twelve months ago I could not tell you that I was an artist. I was still in denial. I was still hoping to discover I was actually a high-power business person. I even made a couple attempts at becoming that person. Each time I was miserable and left wondering why I sucked at it so [...]
Thanksgiving Update
I continue the lonely journey of crafting a novel. I mean lonely in a good way. Sitting down with my laptop and a hot drink while my daughter slumbers peacefully is the highlight of my day. The words aren’t flowing right now. I am at a tricky part of the re-writes, but I am so [...]
Drip, Drip, Drop
The writing process is so bizarre. After weeks of creative gridlock, I decided to sit down with my laptop today to work on the novel. I hadn’t touched it in weeks. After meeting with my editor on Friday, I was even more worried about getting back to it.
According to my editor the basic structure [...]
My Dry Cup
I wish I had something exciting to share, but I do not. It seems my wellspring of creativity has dried up as suddenly as it began. All of a sudden nothing. zilch. nada. I’ve spent the last few weeks banging my head against the wall trying to force the creative juices to flow again, but [...]
Update on Music Video #2
Just want to give a quick update on Music Vid#2 becasue I sound like such a whiny baby in my last post. Much progress has been made on it this week. I can’t complain. The Master Shot List is now about 90% done. I have talked to Ceavco Rentals about the equipment I’ll be using. [...]
Stagnation
I might as well admit it’s another one of those phases where things are moving as quickly as a snail. I exert a ton of effort and not much happens. It is time to step back and give everything some breathing room. Life ebbs and flows and it certainly ain’t flowing lately! I don’t like [...]
A Lesson in Blessings
When I start a creative project I tend to distance myself from the outside world. I go into mental seclusion. My friends wonder where I disappeared to. I have no clue what is going on outside my little box of a brain. This is fine for a while. In fact it helps the creative project [...]