Peacefully Chaotic

      “ I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom. ” As I was riding on the bus headed for home , I was thinking about a conversation I had with my co worker today. We were talking about spending time alone.She enjoys being alone with herself and so do I. I hear people complain about being alone or being at home & how bored they get.I have to say , I never   very rarely get bored.There is always something I want to do.There are books ,crafts,journals ,blogs... so much to keep me occupied for hours & hours!Ofcourse ther are always things to be done around the house as well!I don't like not doing anything....ever.I must have a book or something else to do.I often wonder why that is? Maybe I'm over analyzing it.I just really enjoy the creative process. I take my crochet or sewing with me when I go out.Today I took my crochet project with me on the bus .I can do that with out becoming dizzy or nauseated which is the the case when I ...

Being that "Hispanic Heritage Month" is celebrated from September 15 through October 15th I will be featuring  art by Hispanic artists . José Mejía Vides 1903 -1993 This artist is from the tiny country of El Salvador in Central America. He was famous for depicting small town life in his paintings.

Boy have I neglected this blog! Things were chaotic for a little while since we had to move. I packed up most of my supplies and have not yet found the time to unpack them.I am going a bit crazy not being able to create. I have my crochet and my journals out, so that helps. This apartment has 4 bedrooms and we decided to make one our "computer/ art/play room". It's not a very big room, but we'll have to make it work. At the moment it's still full of packed boxes.Truthfully I have lots of stuff I need to get rid of still. That's hard for a pack rat like myself to do, but I don't want to be surrounded by clutter anymore.if I don't have a space for it it has to go. A couple of nights ago,I was working on a journal page inspired by the book "Journal Bliss" by Violette . I was drawing a little monster which represents my inner critic, the inner voice that tells me my art isn't good enough or that I have no talent. Well, Kylie was watching a...