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!