A Little Reminder

This is a little reminder to myself...Don't take your work so seriously all of the time. Have fun with it, experiment...you don't always have to be skillful!

I have a tendency to push myself too hard, sometimes. I expect everything I do to be perfect, and that just isn't reality. ( I know I'm not the only one, either. ) Striving for perfection is not a bad thing, but expecting it all the time is. Creativity doesn't come from perfection...it comes from that deep space in your soul that likes to play.

I plan on sharing more sketchbook/art-journaling pages in the future. It opens me up. Happy Fat Tuesday, everyone!!! Go out an eat something delicious.

Current Obsession: The Moon

It started with this drawing in my sketchbook...


And then continued on...(work in progress)...


I knew it was official when I saw this awesome carved labradorite cab at the Huntsville Gem and Mineral Show. I had to have it. It's so cosmic and glows that beautiful blue at almost any angle. I've set it in reticulated sterling silver to create a pendant that, to me, resembles the flecks of stars in a night sky.

I would very much like to find some more of these faces, and create a whole "man in the moon" series.