Sometimes all you need to do, is simply begin ~

Lately, I've been missing creating artwork...

By artwork

I mean assemblages, collages

and things like that.

Seems I got so caught up with sewing so many goodies

since the first of the year

which has been wonderful, don't get me wrong.

But I'm a weirdo in the fact that I love creating

something different all the time.

Well, the longer you go without doing a certain thing,

you begin to doubt yourself!

Or at least I do anyway.

I've been glancing through some of my photos of  past artwork

and have been slowing building my confidence to get back

into assemblage artwork.

I do love it so much!

So, my friends ~ the lesson for today is to:

simply begin.

The minute I started working on this beautiful clock case,

transforming the interior and getting ready

for the new treasures that I'll tuck inside...

I could feel that feeling again!!!
The interior has now been lined
with gorgeous old sheet music.

What treasures will it hold?

I'm not quite sure yet...we'll see!

Wishing you a wonderful, creative Wednesday dear friends!

hugs and love,

Dawn

Organization and knowing where your stuff is = Creativity!

The other day I had a very special phone call. Jenny Doh called me. Yes. I know you can't believe it, neither can I!!! Jenny Doh is the editor of Somerset magazines ~ I'm not quite sure of all her titles but she knows them. What a sweetie!! So very down to earth and kind. I'm thinking that you are a mighty busy woman to be talking to little ol' me!!

They are coming out with MORE amazing magazines this next year and we talked about my work and me submitting artwork for these new publications. They are going to be wonderful ~ anyway one is going to be a take-off from the Where Women Create book and she asked me about my "studio."

Well, I piped up quickly and said "NO" mine is not worthy, nope, not at all. As a matter of fact, can you say SCARY?? And have you ever heard the saying 10 lbs crammed in a 5 lb bag? That is the story of my artroom.
I hunt, I gather, I cram.

So I've been trying oh-so-hard to organize, straighten and group so I can create more efficiently. No, I'm not doing this to be published but just so I can CREATE!! Below is one area I worked on today. Notice the new paper organizer? But you must also notice that I haven't featured any other areas of the room. Believe me, you don't want to see!!! But maybe in a few more days . . . it's not pretty but so much better!

Look at the before at your own risk :)

I told you it wasn't pretty but as long as what comes out of here is, that's all that matters!!!

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I've decided to put my altered French clock on Etsy ~ hopefully someone will love it as much as I do!

Happy Friday sweet blog friends!!

xxoo, Dawn