The Tools Of The Inner Artist

Poor book......I'll have more scribbles than the actual text....*sigh*

I had mentioned in my previous post about working the Artists Way book.
WORKING.
Not just passively reading.
Sometimes, just like our cars, the Inner Artist needs a tune up; a little fresh oil, a part or two replaced and the bugs worked out. Bad stuff flushed out and new clean fluid put in.
Occasionally it takes an almost abrupt creative stoppage for me to see this and do the work. I think that frequently there is so much input from the outside world that we, as creatives, take this all and hold it internally until there is no room for new ideas, dreaming, growth and refilling that well. We are exposed to so much media that it is almost impossible to shut it all out, and I suspect it accumulates within.
Then there are the other obstacles of life; trying to work out the business end of art, dealing with the bumps and stalls unique to that aspect, attempting to do so with grace and not become a floor mat. We are not here to have whatever squeezed out for free, we have a voice and deserve respect.
*sigh*
For the good old days when a persons word was their bond.
I digress. The work at hand requires TIME but is not unpleasant. Before my studio day starts, I do the inner work.

Words flow, thoughts perk, and of course I love BRIGHT so that is an enticement to keep on with the tune-up! 
Things remove themselves, decisions become clear, old issues still lingering and festering must be faced head on......it's an interesting journey.
Affirmations are read daily, and I pull them from one of the little blue and white Oriental cups.
Today's seems to sum it up for me....

I am.
I really am.
And by whatever name you call this divine spirit, I ask~~~
Are YOU???


Pax....

A Quick Pop In....

.....and boy that last post was FUN!!! (which we all need now and then~~too little in this world)
I have been busily working on these:

....which I *finally* completely yesterday. (and for some reason Blogger is squishing the width dimension of this photo....Lord save me from this beast! ACK!)
The look of the finished pieces is not telling of the amount of work involved; it was hit and miss the whole way trying to get them done, done right, and looking GOOD. I spent the evening doing a sloper for stole padding, which I have just eyeballed before, but not this time. I need the cardboard to get the pieces cut right as the construction is different and I have one shot at getting it all right.
 
THE FIRST TIME.

There is the normal hesitation/excitement factor, and I have learned to work with that long ago. I am seeing the construction come together in my head which means it is time to go to the fabric.
That also means I tend to get blog scarce unless I am super quick or decide to share photos along the way.
Either way, you know where I am...in the studio....doing my sewing thing!
I'll pop back in with more when I can.
Working through Julia Cameron's "The Artist's Way" for a recharge of creative juices too, so my time, as always, seems to be used up before feet hit the floor. (for anyone who has NOT worked this book---and it is not just reading but active effort---I highly recommend it to relight lost creative flames, or fan the fire to a blaze...)
Here's to a good weekend, and of course,


Pax....