Retreat

I’ve been putting it off for days, weeks. I content myself with fragments, somehow having developed a small fear of going the full long mile. That maybe I would run out of steam, cough up empty. Or start not making any sense. But today is a good day to sit down and take stock in…

A Rough Stumble on the Midweek Hump

Woke up with a migraine. I’ve felt it building up in the last few days, fed by the stress from a day job project. Then there was the unexpected market event that I decided to participate in that’s happening in less than three weeks’ time. That may seem sufficient time to prepare but I have…

Unwavering

August is going to be bitten off by a day job project. On a positive note I just might have my funds replenished today so there will some semblance of life. I would at least be able to go on a small Artist Date this weekend, buy myself a nice meal. Today is first fieldwork…

Here They Come, The Strange Ones

I had hoped to make more than I have been able for the past week. But since my paintings had started to grow, it now takes me more time to finish a piece. The creatures have started to come, slowly at first, but now many of them crowd at the edges of my vision, waiting….

Midsummer Dreams in the Rain

I used to live in an alternate time zone, following the seasons of an opposite world, fervently wishing I were there instead of here. Always feeling inadequate and wrong. It took a long time to realise it was all media and marketing and a ruined culture, and that my heart knew better if only I…

Onwards

Drinking my first coffee of the day. In a few minutes, I’ll be getting ready to go to the post office. I have decided to just make another trip next week for another shipping since I really don’t want to rush a commission. So two orders to be sent out today. One commission to be…

Overwhelmed

For some reason, I feel debilitatingly overwhelmed today. I had to mute the barrage of bad, sad, and even inane news from my social media feeds. Not out of indifference but simply out of sheer exhaustion. Paycheck from the last day job still not showing any signs of coming. On a positive note, I have…

Tuesday Feels

Unexpected Turns

This morning I woke up to confirmed orders for the shop. So I updated the sale page to mark some pieces as sold. (Check it out, you might find something, or something might find you.) I was hopeful, but not expecting, and so it is a pleasant surprise to wake up to. Yesterday I also…

What Have I Done?

A lot of small things that will build up into a lot. And making choices that matter. Here’s what I have done: Stopped buying a number of single-serve, plastic-packed products such as: Biscuits and cookies (Buy a large tin and bring along pieces in reusable containers. Reuse the tin.) Candies (Buy tinned ones and reuse…