Ah, faeries. One of my favorite things. And I mean real ones, not the fairy-faeries, the trixy, fierce kind. The sharp teeth in a beautiful smile kind.
My daughter is out growing faeries.
It all started last summer when I was tucking her in and she started crying because she felt like she was growing up, that she could actually feel it. She said she was excited about it but she was really worried that she was going to miss her chance to have an adventure. That she has been hoping and wishing all her life that she would find a secret door or a faerie ring and it still hasn't happened.
My heart broke a little and I got teary eyed. I pulled it together enough to tell her that her life is her adventure. She can travel to exotic lands and experience anything her mind can dream up. I think she could see my point but neither of us really felt any better.
This year she has her first boyfriend. It's a Wonder Years Kevin and Winnie kind of relationship. But still, my girl is growing up.
I've been doing some altered books for the past few days. I have a project that is a gift for my best friend and it was supposed to be a Christmas present and we couldn't get together so I used it as an excuse to take my time. It was then to be a Birthday present, but again our schedules didn't work out, so I am still working on it. I also have a copy of Heidi Grows Up that I am putting together for Phaedra, chronicling her life from here on out. I am hoping maybe she'll get on board with making them with me. I tried once, but she wasn't thrilled with all the ongoing work, as many people feel about it. She has also been getting into photography, so maybe a project incorporating her photo ideas will bring it all together.
I am also going to revisit an old craft favorite from the past crafts Phaedra and I have shared. Our bead, wire and fake flower faeries. We made those things sooooo many times! We would build faerie houses for them and hide them in trees outside. No matter her age, we had a good time making them. I am thinking these would be great to offer as a kid's class at work or even better as a party! I could just see little faerie princesses in the bead shop making faeries! I think I am going to have Phaedra help me make my samples. I want to show her that you are NEVER too old for faeries!
Forgotten Things
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
I am sorry, blog
I keep having all these wonderful ideas to post on here, but no time to actually do it. I guess that is a good thing... I have been very creative lately.
My latest project is a bouquet. The Bachelorette Burlesque Bouquet. It is beautiful and was created as a sample to use as a submission to teach a class at Ornamentea. It looks like it will be offered, and it might even be a "Bridal Workshop" where we would teach Bride's all kinds of ways they can DIY their wedding! It is very exciting!
My latest project is a bouquet. The Bachelorette Burlesque Bouquet. It is beautiful and was created as a sample to use as a submission to teach a class at Ornamentea. It looks like it will be offered, and it might even be a "Bridal Workshop" where we would teach Bride's all kinds of ways they can DIY their wedding! It is very exciting!
I have a few other ideas for classes and I can't wait to get the proposals and samples together. I totally geek out on the design process and create an inspiration board in my studio and then a design sheet and detailed instructions which become my lesson plan. I was meant to be a teacher!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Spring Flowers
I am an in between girl.
I love Fall and Spring. Today was Spring, but in a March way. I like these days where the buds and flowers are fighting against the cold nights and mornings. They are warriors, promising us better days. Maybe I am one of those, having been born in the lion days of March, but today's weather was beautiful to me. The sound of the rain on top of the rare passing train at work were an amazing concert for my senses. The downpours of rain were like applause on such a fresh cleansing day.
Today I dressed like spring flowers. (Urbanized, of course.)
I love Fall and Spring. Today was Spring, but in a March way. I like these days where the buds and flowers are fighting against the cold nights and mornings. They are warriors, promising us better days. Maybe I am one of those, having been born in the lion days of March, but today's weather was beautiful to me. The sound of the rain on top of the rare passing train at work were an amazing concert for my senses. The downpours of rain were like applause on such a fresh cleansing day.
Today I dressed like spring flowers. (Urbanized, of course.)
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Welcome Spring Cocktail Party
I found this wonderful link to bubble gum and spring fruit infused vodka and felt the gears turning in my brain! I have these beautiful pictures of pinks and magentas, parasols and mismatched china. Winter white skin turning pink from the sun like delicate first blooms, new and exposed.
I think I may plan a party...
In the past I would make Kahlua for Christmas and I always loved the fruit infused vodka my friend's mother would make. Plus, we need things like this to get things done around the house sometimes. The deadline of "having people over" makes us put on our best face and clean up. I know, it's silly, but it works.
Our little courtyard entryway REALLY needs a spring cleaning and our porch could use an update and to be springified. I love my porch. I have old windows painted purple and green hanging and it's just such a nice place to be. In the winter we have a great view of the skyline and in the summer it's always nice and shady and cool amongst the overgrown treetops. It's like being in your own little urban treehouse. I wish I loved our little courtyard, but actually I hate it. It's ugly, it's small, it's ghetto. By ghetto I mean, it floods from erosion, the fence is painted shitty and it is kind of a wind tunnel for leaves. (I once kept up with the leaves but the shitty painters stole my rake!) Our landlord does NO seasonal maintenance, so we just deal with it and stick some plants out there. Which is another problem, it's very hard to grow things out there. It floods and when it gets sun, it get aggressive sun. It's been trial and error to see what will survive between the harsh conditions and our not so great gardening skills. We are ready to make it nice and enjoyable out there and it's going to take some discipline and work from us. Last summer we bought a grill, table with umbrella, and 4 chairs. It was an improvement and made the space functional. This year I think I want to paint the fence. Not in a boring normal way. Something like vines and flowers growing or each plank a different color... I'm not sure yet. This garden junk from The Empress of Dirt is very inspiring, just googling "garden junk" is inspiring.
So now I'm ready to go outside. And make vodka. And plan this party. I love planning events. It makes me as happy as organizing does. I also love feeding people. It makes me feel very powerful. I am giving people something they need to survive, but I can make it art. Just the term "feeding someone" is poetic, really. I think a Welcome Spring Cocktail Party would have fruit and bacon and chocolate (or maybe that's just anytime). Something salady and green with peas says spring to me. It would, of course, involve a wonderful vintage garden dress and a great apron for the hostess, because everything needs a costume in my opinion.
I think I may plan a party...
In the past I would make Kahlua for Christmas and I always loved the fruit infused vodka my friend's mother would make. Plus, we need things like this to get things done around the house sometimes. The deadline of "having people over" makes us put on our best face and clean up. I know, it's silly, but it works.
Our little courtyard entryway REALLY needs a spring cleaning and our porch could use an update and to be springified. I love my porch. I have old windows painted purple and green hanging and it's just such a nice place to be. In the winter we have a great view of the skyline and in the summer it's always nice and shady and cool amongst the overgrown treetops. It's like being in your own little urban treehouse. I wish I loved our little courtyard, but actually I hate it. It's ugly, it's small, it's ghetto. By ghetto I mean, it floods from erosion, the fence is painted shitty and it is kind of a wind tunnel for leaves. (I once kept up with the leaves but the shitty painters stole my rake!) Our landlord does NO seasonal maintenance, so we just deal with it and stick some plants out there. Which is another problem, it's very hard to grow things out there. It floods and when it gets sun, it get aggressive sun. It's been trial and error to see what will survive between the harsh conditions and our not so great gardening skills. We are ready to make it nice and enjoyable out there and it's going to take some discipline and work from us. Last summer we bought a grill, table with umbrella, and 4 chairs. It was an improvement and made the space functional. This year I think I want to paint the fence. Not in a boring normal way. Something like vines and flowers growing or each plank a different color... I'm not sure yet. This garden junk from The Empress of Dirt is very inspiring, just googling "garden junk" is inspiring.
So now I'm ready to go outside. And make vodka. And plan this party. I love planning events. It makes me as happy as organizing does. I also love feeding people. It makes me feel very powerful. I am giving people something they need to survive, but I can make it art. Just the term "feeding someone" is poetic, really. I think a Welcome Spring Cocktail Party would have fruit and bacon and chocolate (or maybe that's just anytime). Something salady and green with peas says spring to me. It would, of course, involve a wonderful vintage garden dress and a great apron for the hostess, because everything needs a costume in my opinion.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Welcome!
The purpose of this blog is to chronicle all of the moments in my life that are brush strokes in the greatest work of art I am creating, my life.
You can expect to find links, photos and descriptions of things that inspire me and some of my personal artistic expression as well. I dabble in many different artistic fields... jewelry, altered clothing, multi media collage and assemblage, altered books, theatre directing and design, poetry, performance art, photography... the list goes on and on. I imagine this blog will be all over the place! I have so many interests and passions and I love celebrating them all!
Why another blog? I was inspired by my participation in a Thing-a-Day challenge during the month of February. Having my second child really affected the amount of time I dedicated to creating each day. This Thing-a-Day challenge did wonders for helping me, and my family, work art back into my schedule. I wanted another forum where I could post something I created each day or at least post something that really made me feel inspired and alive; something that made me want to create. Another reason I decided to do this was because I am putting my stuff out there for anyone to see, but who knows if anyone will read your blog, it's still kind of secret, waiting for someone to stumble upon it. I hope that inspires me to put stuff out there that I might not otherwise. Something I learned from my experience with Thing-a-Day, was that the assignment of having to create everyday was what I needed to make it happen. I would be a perpetual student if I could. I love learning and assignments are something I need to keep myself motivated, challenged and sometimes it even gives me the courage to go into unfamiliar territory. During this challenge I got into an argument with my friend who I had co ordinated the group with and we were no longer speaking. It seemed to turn real cliquey in the group after that. At first I was really upset that no one was commenting on my posts. After a few days, I realized that I was really only doing this for myself and it didn't matter if I posted or not because I was still doing it and I was getting so much from it! I didn't need their approval or attention; I just needed to create and get my emotions out, put my take on things and express myself.
So here we are, at the Forgotten Things blog... I am excited to see what it will become!
You can expect to find links, photos and descriptions of things that inspire me and some of my personal artistic expression as well. I dabble in many different artistic fields... jewelry, altered clothing, multi media collage and assemblage, altered books, theatre directing and design, poetry, performance art, photography... the list goes on and on. I imagine this blog will be all over the place! I have so many interests and passions and I love celebrating them all!
Why another blog? I was inspired by my participation in a Thing-a-Day challenge during the month of February. Having my second child really affected the amount of time I dedicated to creating each day. This Thing-a-Day challenge did wonders for helping me, and my family, work art back into my schedule. I wanted another forum where I could post something I created each day or at least post something that really made me feel inspired and alive; something that made me want to create. Another reason I decided to do this was because I am putting my stuff out there for anyone to see, but who knows if anyone will read your blog, it's still kind of secret, waiting for someone to stumble upon it. I hope that inspires me to put stuff out there that I might not otherwise. Something I learned from my experience with Thing-a-Day, was that the assignment of having to create everyday was what I needed to make it happen. I would be a perpetual student if I could. I love learning and assignments are something I need to keep myself motivated, challenged and sometimes it even gives me the courage to go into unfamiliar territory. During this challenge I got into an argument with my friend who I had co ordinated the group with and we were no longer speaking. It seemed to turn real cliquey in the group after that. At first I was really upset that no one was commenting on my posts. After a few days, I realized that I was really only doing this for myself and it didn't matter if I posted or not because I was still doing it and I was getting so much from it! I didn't need their approval or attention; I just needed to create and get my emotions out, put my take on things and express myself.
So here we are, at the Forgotten Things blog... I am excited to see what it will become!
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