Figured Out!!

Well, I think I figured out where my serious creative block was coming from. Thanks to everyone who tried to help me...(Tammy and Adri, listening to some downhome Hillybilly music from my old Kentucky home did prove to be a bit inspiring!). But it wasn't until just a few days ago that I really did figure it out. Coco from Cocospotz gave me the beautiful comment that my characters remind her of a fairy tale. And that's exactly what I've wanted all along! Modern fairy tales that make not just others but myself think of simplicity and pure, unblemished joy. I smiled and then thought about what to do next. I wanted to do a sweet girl chasing butterflies with lots of glitter and wax and ribbon and all the wonderful things my girls like to play with when they hang with me in my studio. I wanted to include everything they are drawn to and inspired by and just can't help touching and savoring and pretending with. BUT....I then thought to myself....oh, that will never sale.
AHHHHHHH!!! That's it! I'm so concerned about doing paintings that sale that I've lost the fun reason I started doing this in the first place. Oh, shame on me. That's why I can't think of anything 'good' to paint. I'm pushing away what I want to do and trying to make money on it. Well, as my 2 year old would say....Silly Mommy.

So! I painted my idea. And I'm finally flooded with more fun ideas. They may sit in my studio for the next year after I paint them.....but I'm doing it!!

Here's a preview.....

She's painted on an old cabinet door that I distressed. I used wax, glitter, irredescent flakes, ribbon, collage paper, acrylics, rhinestone.....anything I could glue down!!

I added this super lovely glass handle to the old door. I think it gives the whole piece such charm.

And to end my ramblings and babblings.....A neat quote I read today.

"I wonder if we might pledge ourselves to remember what life is really all about - not to be afraid that we're less flashy than the next, not to worry that our influence is not that of a tornado, but rather that of a grain of sand in an oyster! Do we have that kind of patience?

~Mister Rogers~

Good night sweet bloggers! My your creativity always rage!

Krissy