With the computer crashed and company over the holidays I took a much longer break than intended from the blogging world. I have missed visiting my favorites blogs but I needed to take a bit of a break. I was amazed at how much time is swallowed up by the interweb world! I get caught up in reading the fabulous posts written and the wonderful art being created and neglect my own writing and arting! Plus I compare myself to all those absolutely talented artists and beging to think "why should I even try!" Not healthy I know. So, with this time off I've started listening to that inner voice and have been painting and sketching. Having fun, no stress. Created some post cards and sent them to some of my favorite people.
I am looking for new perspective this year. Spent time one evening with my daughters creating a dream/vision board. It was wonderful to share with them. As always I was surprised and puzzled by my board. And now it sits on my easel and I look at it and see more and more messages for myself in it. Have you tried creating one? I started doing this thru Jamie Ridler's Soul Reflections Jamie Ridler's Soul Reflections. Love it and the process. It is a centering act for me. I always come away from it with fresh insight into myself. Little glimpses of myself that surprise me.
When I lost the computer I did manage to recover my photos and videos. Of course there is no order or sense to them yet. They are on dvd's waiting for my to look and organize. I have boxes and boxes of photos in my closet and in albums from the pre-digital age. And now I have a million cd's and dvd's of photos here. How does one organize them all?
I did take photos over the holidays. This one below is one of my favorites.
My daughter with the love of her life, her horse. The love between a girl and her horse . . .
I'm back in the blogging saddle again : ) I hope to temper my time on the internet and create time to create art and friendships. Please take time to leave a comment. I'm off to visit and see what everyone has been up to.
Hi Tami! Happy New Year to you too. I do the same thing and spend more time reading about what other people are creating and compare myself to them and then I don't create myself. I like the board idea and it looks like it can provide some inspiration. enjoy getting back in being creative!
Posted by: nancy | January 16, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Tami, that photo of your daughter and her horse is stunning! I had a big computer crash just before Thanksgiving, so I fully understand all the CD's and DVD's!
Posted by: Kelly Warren | January 17, 2012 at 02:01 PM