It's been a while since I last wrote on here.
So hello there, dear friends, and thanks for popping by!
Lately I've been beavering away quietly, making bags and making lots of art.
I sold a painting!!, which was super exciting and really encouraging. It was a large commissioned piece and I really enjoyed painting it. It was such a treasured process to paint intuitively with a specific person in mind. I loved the finished painting and so did the client, which was wonderful.
I've also done a few more large pieces which has been fun. I really enjoy painting large, it's nice having more space to play.
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| This one isn't quite finished yet. |
For a little while, I became obsessed with painting spirals/whirlwinds/tornado-like things...
I got asked to paint a picture during a worship service at church recently. It was one of the most vulnerable things I've ever done. It was really interesting to paint completely intuitively without having an idea of the what the end result would be. It was also fun to respond to what was happening with the music and so on. It was an amazing experience except that I stupidly put myself under pressure to have it done from start to finish by the end of the service, which made me feel a bit stressed.
Here is the painting...
As I painted it, I was thinking about springs of water and I can also see a kind of cave.
I had a sense of an invitation being issued to delve deeper and to not be afraid.
Following on from the theme of springs of water, I painted another large painting. I have called it 'Bethesda'.
I've also been painting lots of small 'cutie pie' paintings as I call them, featuring sweet little girls with a message. They sort of remind me of my girls when they were little.
These will be available soon in my Etsy shop.
The Summer fair season is fast approaching so I've been trying to build up a bit more stock of bags and stuff to sell. It's quite a slow process as I'm not very fast on the sewing machine, and my back has been playing up, so I've not been able to sit and sew for long periods of time, but I'm making progress slowly.
My poor family are having to put up with the living room being an art studio as well as a sewing room! They are very kind to me and don't complain much about all the mess.
It's a beautiful mess so that's ok I guess.
So there we are.
Here's to summer approaching, and enjoying being in our own skin, as well as the feeling of sun on skin.
Much love.
xxx
