Thursday, February 28, 2008
Bird Shrine
This has been a long time coming. I started a bunch of pique assiette mosaic projects over the spring/summer and then lost steam. My friend Sherry expressed interest in this a few months ago - she joked that I needed to make it for her birthday. Her birthday was last week and I remembered her request at the last minute.... so I hustled through a few mosaic-y nights.
Its good to accomplish something. And its a nice feeling when my art finds a new home.
Its good to accomplish something. And its a nice feeling when my art finds a new home.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Moleskine Covers
Finally got some loot up to the Etsy shop!
Shipping is free in the United States... go to the Etsy shop (or click the photo to go to my Flickr) for individual pictures.
Stay tuned for more very soon!
Labels: buy handmade, etsy
Saturday, February 09, 2008
Desperately seeking...
...a new life. Ok, so maybe not desperately. Maybe not a whole new life. Just something new-ish.
This is born of the fact that I've been battling major frustration with my job. On one hand I really like the people I work with and some of the work I do somewhat important... definitely good stuff for my resume and writing portfolio. On the other hand, its boring. REALLY boring. Although most days fly by because I'm always insanely busy, I spend every conscious moment fantasizing about all the other things I'd rather be doing.
Consulting really spoiled me. I did lots of creative stuff. I exercised on a regular basis. I cooked. I cleaned the house (ok, so "cleaned" might be an exaggeration so let's use that one loosely, ok?). Did I mention that I EXERCISED? I actually finished knitting projects. I kept in touch with friends. I ran errands in a timely manner. I don't accomplish much of those things anymore.
But I do strongly believe in being the master of one's own destiny. So I've been trying to carve out time for creative efforts (hopefully getting some peer influence from the Baltimore Etsy Street Team which I have recently joined). And when the weather gets better, I'm going back to running and biking [don't give me that look! I'm gonna do it! I swear!] AND this weekend I uploaded some "good-for-the-time-being" web pages to my Cube Farm site.
Although I'm not actively consulting right now, I'm trying to pick up a few writing gigs. Times are tough, ya know? And mama always needs a new pair of shoes! Most notably, I sent my resume and some writing samples to a pretty well known travel guide publisher in hopes of being invited to submit a proposal ... they're looking for someone to author a Baltimore guidebook. Of course, in response to this submission, my ever supportive spouse [are you catching the sarcasm here?] asked "What do you know about Baltimore?"
Its a wonder I even get out of bed, right?
This is born of the fact that I've been battling major frustration with my job. On one hand I really like the people I work with and some of the work I do somewhat important... definitely good stuff for my resume and writing portfolio. On the other hand, its boring. REALLY boring. Although most days fly by because I'm always insanely busy, I spend every conscious moment fantasizing about all the other things I'd rather be doing.
Consulting really spoiled me. I did lots of creative stuff. I exercised on a regular basis. I cooked. I cleaned the house (ok, so "cleaned" might be an exaggeration so let's use that one loosely, ok?). Did I mention that I EXERCISED? I actually finished knitting projects. I kept in touch with friends. I ran errands in a timely manner. I don't accomplish much of those things anymore.
But I do strongly believe in being the master of one's own destiny. So I've been trying to carve out time for creative efforts (hopefully getting some peer influence from the Baltimore Etsy Street Team which I have recently joined). And when the weather gets better, I'm going back to running and biking [don't give me that look! I'm gonna do it! I swear!] AND this weekend I uploaded some "good-for-the-time-being" web pages to my Cube Farm site.
Although I'm not actively consulting right now, I'm trying to pick up a few writing gigs. Times are tough, ya know? And mama always needs a new pair of shoes! Most notably, I sent my resume and some writing samples to a pretty well known travel guide publisher in hopes of being invited to submit a proposal ... they're looking for someone to author a Baltimore guidebook. Of course, in response to this submission, my ever supportive spouse [are you catching the sarcasm here?] asked "What do you know about Baltimore?"
Its a wonder I even get out of bed, right?
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