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Happy Post ThanksGiving!

I really love this quote:
The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect, but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves. -C.G. Jung

I am in love with this new journal I bought from ETSY. The seller is a women in Austri. She handmakes the most wonderful books with the nicest paper which is hand torn and painted.

I like this picture of me and my 13 year old daughter, she is so pretty!

I was contacted by the Tribune about my request to publish my class schedule in their design section of the Sunday edition. I was contacted that they would not be able to post it because they needed more info. I did not include my hours of operation and the address to the studio. Needless to say I am feeling dim because I did not include this initially. I will resend it again with the proper information.

Does anyone have a good idea on a creative way to make something from book jackets? My mother's friend works at a local university library where she is in charge of processing new books. The procedure is to remove all book jackets and then label them in a very institutional style. The library then throws out book jackets that in themselves are beautiful. Such amazing artwork, colors and fonts but she has brought me so many that I they now have their own storage box. I understand that she is getting ready to drop off more so I need to figure out what to do with them. I thought of sewing them together like signature pages and then binding them with book board and cloth tape. I could then alter the pages inside in various ways.

I am open to ideas...

Excited today to have a sitter for the evening. I am going to go out with the hubs to see " The Hangover" an alleged comedy. We shall see.
I have finished a whole series of cards for the show in October. I also came up with a new style. I will have to scan and post the designs.
So we are in the midst of summer life is good with little to complain about. We decided no move to Hawaii, we will continue our life in San Diego, less than 5 miles for the beach. We have the Aloha spirit and lifestyle already and we do not need to move for that.

Classes are underway

I finally to the step to advertise a class I would like to teach. I am starting off with a basic rubber stamping and altered surface class. I hope I have some respondents! I really want my studio to be a working one with classes and students and "stuff" being made!
I have not been good at blogging but I am trying to be persistent in posting. Just turning on the computer can be a challenge! I have a Blackberry so I get all my e-mails and notices on my handheld. I cannot post from it! Too small to navigate the keys....
This weekend we are going down south of the border to Rosarito beach. We are staying at Las Palomas beach club and resort. It will be nice to be surfside and to relax. Secretly I would love to send the family off with out me so I can have 3 days at the studio. I would probably just sleep there too so that I can wake up and continue creating. There is a coffee maker and mini fridge so I would not even have to come home! Now that would be a GIFT!!

The 8 hour gift...

Today my husband gave me the greatest gift ever. No-not a diamond tennis bracelet or designer handbag. He gave me time: 8 hours away from the baby and the chores and I knew exactly that I would head to my studio. I planned to make something and enjoy the day. When I got to the studio I realized that it was a total mess and in need of organization and cleaning! There was a heavy layer of glitter and embossing powder over everything and unfinished projects everywhere and tons and tons of scrap stuff. Scrap stuff like bits of paper, charms,found items and pieces of this and that. I fear I will have found something useful for it and regret it later. I took my gift today and cleaned up. I also moved furniture, desks, bookcases and re-arranged everything so that it would be more functional. I took out all my rubber stamps and displayed them on a shelf so I can see what I have at all times. I took out almost everything that I had in a bin or stored and made it readily availible for use. I have such great stuff and I forget about it when its locked away.






I put a table in the middle so that I am able to see everthing from where I am seated. Now that I am organized I hope to have another day so I can actually make something!

I am making a new journal with some really great watercolor paper. I have already sewn the signatures together but need to glue it to the binding. It is sitting here screaming at me for attention. I will not be able to get to that until I finish the embellished, outrageous theater masks that are to be used in my nieces quincenera. From there I need to make table tents which communicate that the guests should enjoy the disposable cameras found at each table but to leave them at in the basket by the door when they are done. Sometimes they never make it back so hopefully this will get the message across. After the tents I have to make the initations for my father-in-law's 70th birthday which we are celebrating in Rosarito beach. I am embossing shells and starfish on some great petal shaped invitations. The colors are sea blue and khaki with a chocolate colored font. Just the word chocolate makes my seritonen spike!

After I am done with the invitel I will return to completeing the journal and adding beeswax to a couple of paintings that have been sitting!

Working is Good

I love this color chart from the Paper Source. You choose the color that sings to you which then reveals some character traits associated with the chosen color.
I worked today from 12-4pm today. I enjoyed every moment of it, my feet were tired and my ankle swollen! Yikes..I hope the pilates and ice will help!
Although I did not get to make anything today I helped several customers with their projects. I sold several Coccoina glue stix.
It works super well and smells amazing, like almond butter. I need to hide it from the little dude or it will end up in his stomach. I used to eat paste in kindergarten and it did'nt kill me!

This mini-video is whimsical and inspiring. Super talented Jen Gray!

This is one of my favorite pictures of my little Nico. He is a bundle of energie!!!

Procrastinate no more!

I have been wanting to start a blog for the longest time. I have been putting it off until I had time to really sit down and create something "amazing". But like most people time is something I never, ever have. So I decided to stop waiting for that time to come to me and just start. It seems to be the theme of my life, waiting for the time when I can sit and do something with all my attention dedicated to the task. Sometimes you just need to start up regardless of the time restraint. I realize that I can be just as creative and open. I also decided to stop worrying about what I would post about and just let things flow. It is such and overused sentiment but life is a journey and each of has something unique and realtive to contibute. I look forward to reaching out to an enormous artistic community to share in this journey.