my blissful lack of focus

phew - finished!!

2011-01-18T00:50:00.000-08:00

i can't believe i not only began this sketchbook project with the art house co-op...but i actually finished it and mailed it by the deadline! yowza, that feels some kinda good!

these are the last few pages i did...

and at the very end, i folded the last few pages into a little waterfall convo with the reader. i can't wait until they get this traveling exhibit on the road! the sketchbooks will be coming to san francisco in june, so i'll get to actually see it and even check out my own book.

mountain range

2011-01-10T06:00:00.000-08:00

this is a small mountain range where i live...one of things i love most about living here. there are a few spots...atop a downtown building, a freeway off-ramp...where the view is gorgeously unobstructed. we can drive up there and hike around the top for spectacular views that go for miles. thankfully the weather here is fairly mild and we have very little pollution. it gets a sprinking of snow in the winter sometimes, and it's filled with patches of bright green in the spring.

the mountain is always here, beautiful and belonging.

dream garden

2011-01-09T13:21:00.001-08:00

the next art journaling prompt was to take some pictures and then write "on them" or manipulate them on the computer, and write about them too, how they make you feel. my camera is a bit on the blink right now, so i'm working with some older photos i took.

this one is a front yard of a random home in san francisco...i was walking by and fell in love with their garden...something about how charming and orderly all the bricks are, the different levels, all the green with little hints of color...it really appeals to me.

mind you, i am not fond of yardwork or toiling in the soil myself, but someday i sure would love to be able to afford to overhaul my yard and hire a meticulous gardener to keep it perfect and lovely for me to sit in, paint in, dream in....

circular motion

2011-01-06T23:16:00.000-08:00

the next journaling prompt from traci was circles.

translucent dreams

2011-01-05T01:16:00.000-08:00

floating loose on the breeze,
let the winds breathe for you.
translucent dreams
create vision.

mantras

2011-01-04T23:41:00.000-08:00

i'm planning to use traci bautista's journaling prompts this week and next...to try to finish up my sketchbook to send in to the project.

her first prompt was to write down our goals or mantras for 2011 and play with the words on paper.

so far there are 60 people in her art journaling group - you can see some of their work in her flickr group.

Word for 2011

2011-01-02T17:27:00.000-08:00

last year i went with challenge and i definitely filled the year with plenty of that. so this year i'm liking serenity.

this is a photo i snapped a few years ago of a dandelion that quietly grew in between the steps leading up to my old house. we must have stepped over it hundreds times with all our comings and goings.

i added the words to my pic and now this image is on my desktop - it reminds me to stay calm no matter what is going on around me.

too much to do

2010-12-10T22:59:00.001-08:00

i used to absolutely hate going to bed with a sink full of dirty dishes. i'm not an obsessive clean freak by any stretch of the imagination, but there is something nice about waking up to a clean kitchen to brew my coffee in, it just starts the day off right.

so i would often find myself doing dishes late at night, right before bed. then wiping down all the counters. then while i have a half-used clorox wipe in my hand, the range hood looks a bit dusty. may as well pop another wipe and swipe the inside of the microwave while i'm at it.

then the sofa pillows need to be straightened. well, there's a pile of junk mail sitting on the table, may as well sift through it. whoops, there's some dust bunnies under the chair, let me just grab the vacuum.

seriously??? that "second wind" that would come from doing the dishes late at night was ridiculous. two hours would go by in a flash, and i'm still cleaning and organizing. the problem is that i tend to crash for a few hours shortly after coming home from work and getting some dinner pulled together. and by crashing, i mean draining the dvr of my favorite daytime shows and feeding my facebook addiction.

then i feel guilty that maybe i should have used that time more productively. i mean, my job is not so exhausting that i really need more than an hour to relax before doing a chore or two each evening. instead i languish in front of the tv and computer all evening, and then around 10pm i become a little whirling dervish, doing, stressing, doing, stressing.

now i am making a conscious effort to physically wind down an hour before a reasonable bedtime, so i can get a better night's sleep. if i got the dishes done earlier in the evening, great. if i didn't, no big deal, they will be there tomorrow.

exhale.

snoring

2010-12-03T20:53:00.000-08:00

i admit, it's a bit of a problem for me.

i don't think i snore quite as loudly as the proverbial banshee, but i am capable of waking up anyone who might be in the same room.

i even wake myself up sometimes, hence the reason for this being part of my sleepless sketchbook.

thanks

2010-11-28T20:22:00.001-08:00

just feeling appreciative of such a nice, long weekend...it was very restful. sleeping comes easy when i know there is no work and no agenda the next day.

is he ok?

2010-11-28T00:59:00.000-08:00

sometimes i feel like i sleep with one eye open, one ear tuned in. always concerned that my brother is ok in the next room...was that a cough, is he cold, did his arm fall asleep after being twisted under his head for hours?

the boogie man

2010-11-22T20:53:00.000-08:00

as a child, i remember being really afraid of the dark because it made me feel so vulnerable. i had to have a light right next to the bed that i could turn off from under the covers. i could never turn off the light from the wall switch and then walk across the dark room to get into bed...the few times i had to do it was when i stayed at other people's homes. i set new records for the standing long jump - i literally dove from the switch to the bed, the skin crawling on my back the whole time.

i never liked to allow my hands or feet to dangle off the edge of the bed, because surely the greeblies underneath my bed would gnaw them off. there had to be a nightlight near the door so i could make out the silhouette of an intruder. closets had to be inspected to ensure nobody had been hiding in there all day, just waiting for the perfect moment to pounce in the dark.

i wasn't fond of sleeping on my back either, because that would expose my delicate neck to all the knife-wielding lunatics passing by. bedroom windows could never be left open at night because long-toothed creatures would creep in with the cool breeze.

remember the scene toward the end of the movie "the silence of the lambs" where a gun-totin' jodie foster is freaking out in a pitch black room, unable to see the killer who is standing right in front of her? that's how i feel, I mean felt, about being in the dark.

ok, so the whole past-tense part of this post is not entirely true...despite knowing that i just had an overactive imagination, the dark still isn't my favorite place to be! :-)

btw, for those of you who are just joining me, i am sharing the pages i create for the sketchbook project (click the button on the sidebar for details) - the theme of my sketchbook is "sleepless."

jitterbug

2010-11-21T21:33:00.000-08:00

i drank a dr. pepper this afternoon...big mistake. might be a while before i fall asleep.

burning time

2010-11-19T23:37:00.000-08:00

two more pages for my restless journal.

can't sleep when i'm hot, and i hate being wide awake at 2 in the morning.

for the flaming page, i used inktense pencils (waterwashed), copic marker, painted ultralight lutradur, and iridescent medium. can't really see how "schparklie" it is in the photo.

the clocks were just fun little pencil doodles.

note to self

2010-11-11T23:42:00.000-08:00

fathom a day

filled with merely

letting it happen

cherish your time

rise and shine

sleep and then dream

delight in the spirit

of people and place

slow down to savor it

see the value

of a path less frenzied

of a life simply lived

2010-10-21T00:44:00.000-07:00

this is the t.o.c. in my sketchbook project...the theme is sleepless, perfect for me since i typically sleep poorly.

first thing i did when i started this project was write, in pencil, several reasons why i am sleepless. i will probably add to it as i continue along.

then when i am feeling inspired, i choose one of the reasons, trace over it in black ink, give it a page number and make my page.

alone

2010-10-21T00:19:00.000-07:00

i am a very social person, i love being with groups of people, love the energy at a really great party. i love my work environment, i enjoy teaching, mentoring, sharing, helping others.

i like being the center of attention, and i really thrive on making people laugh. i treasure my personal relationships, both platonic and romantic.

but on the flip side of all that, i love being alone. i have never thought it was weird to say "table for one, please." i never minded calling out "single!" at the chair lift line when skiing. i totally dig sitting by myself, smack dab in the center of a movie theater with a big tub of popcorn, ready to be immersed in a story.

i find business travel enjoyable...i savor the part when the hard work for the day is done and i have a lovely, quiet hotel room all to myself with no worries about another person's whereabouts or welfare, and no household chores glaring at me.

sometimes i worry about being alone if i need help, like if i was sick or injured, or if there was some other kind of emergency. sometimes it keeps me awake at night, imagining worst-case "what if" scenarios.

so these statements are how i feel about being alone, they remind me of the wonderful aspects.

savoring the quiet

2010-09-26T19:12:00.000-07:00

reason #9 for sleeplessness....savoring the quiet.

i will inevitably stay up too late many nights, after my brother has turned off his tv and gone to bed, just to get in some time to putter in silence.

there isn't a lot of silence in day-to-day life, and i crave it sometimes. between the office, the tv, talking, traffic...there is always noise.

but not so much late at night....those hours are like being in a quiet, peaceful zen garden.

this drawing was inspired by a photo i found online when i searched for zen garden images. i used a graphite sketch pencil and carbothello pencils. i really love using my style stix for smudging too.

back to the sketchbook

2010-09-26T15:35:00.000-07:00

took a little break from my sketchbook project...but last night i did a page.

reason #8 for sleeplessness would be the random stomach cramps....most likely not so random though, actually...probably from eating something stupid.

took the zentangle angle once again to illustrate an upset tummy!

earworm

2010-09-05T01:19:00.000-07:00

reason #7 in my sleepless sketchbook...hey, look me over. had some fun with the smudge tool in my photo editing gizmos!

we had an organ and i took lessons as a child. i remember my music book with showtunes of the 60's, all written for beginners to pluck out on a keyboard, and i learned how to play as many as i could.

i enjoyed singing them too, even when i wasn't at the organ. i still remember the little routine i made up, with theatrical hand gestures to illustrate each line of this particular song....complete with a big finish, arms out wide...and look out world, here i come!

consequently this tune has been trapped in my head for about 40 years. i guess i don't mind too much, it's a catchy little ditty. plus lucille ball sang it first in 1960 in the broadway play, wildcat.

and ya gotta love the lucy.

painting demos

2010-09-04T16:18:00.000-07:00

last year i was demonstrating liquitex paints at a trade show...sweet gig actually, stand there at a table on the aisle and play. answer a few questions about paints, chat with nice people.

i came back with lots of miscellaneous, randomly painted pieces of nice watercolor paper that were really just surfaces for experimenting with different brushes, mediums, and color blending. but they were, of course, way too interesting and artful to just toss out at the end of the show.

so i am finally doing something with them! cropping them down to 4x6 and mounting them to make handpainted greeting cards. might make some into art journal covers too!

this one has a lovely embellishment called an eco-dellie, which is handmade by my good friend and colleague, tiffany windsor.

wierd dreams

2010-08-27T22:58:00.000-07:00

the theme for page 6 of my sleepless journal.

i drew this little guy's outline freehand without looking at an actual seahorse image. it was actually a little bit of a challenge to get all his curves just right. i can usually draw or copy what i can see fairly well, but i'm not always able to draw from my mind's eye. so this was a little practice exercise.

i really like his shape, he may be making appearances in more of my work. i also love doodling and coloring with my copics, bought a few new colors when i was at the cha supershow. but my pale yellow just died, so sad!

atmosphere

2010-08-22T21:35:00.000-07:00

this week's prompt at illustration friday is "atmosphere."

i was experimenting with a new tapered sponge brush, and i thought the teal pattern i made looked like a busy restaurant with lots of tables and chairs, filled with motion, a bustling atmosphere.

talk to the hand...

2010-08-22T11:38:00.000-07:00

reason #5 for being sleepless sometimes...

an itch.

this was silly fun with my inkjet copier/printer and a sheet of tap paper, and my colorful aqua-pro markers play the part of the itch.

i told you i was gonna piddle all over my next page

2010-08-20T20:57:00.000-07:00

yet another sketchbook page and yet another reason i can't sleep....the case of the pea-sized bladder.

these are my favorite carbothello pastel pencils...

buzzing

2010-08-19T00:45:00.000-07:00

another sketchbook page...funny timing, this one!

when i first got my sketchbook, i had listed a bunch of reasons for why I'm sleepless on the first page, just to give me a place to start this whole project. one of the reasons was "ideas buzzing in my head."

then tonight while nosing around the hive, i saw a member posted a challenge for us to create something around the theme of "buzz."

i love how a little challenge can be so inspiring...even if it's just a quick little sketch and verse, it feels good to feel inspired. i used to play some of the challenge blogs when i first started blogging, i really need to get back to them!

just a nip

2010-08-15T21:37:00.001-07:00

another page in my "sleepless" sketchbook journal...a simple line drawing, with color and texture added using chalk ink pads. i like how the shape of the pads are square like ice cubes.

i have restless leg syndrome. my dad had it and his mom had it. some people who don't have it sometimes think it's a bunch of hooey. but it truly can keep me awake at night.

in my grandma's recipe box, i found an article she quoted and typed up (circa 1950 maybe?) about how leading scientists suggested that a shot of brandy at bedtime will relieve the discomfort of rls. i love that!

what works best for me, however, is to sleep on my stomach. this position puts some weight and pressure just above my knees, which seems to quell the involuntary spasms. as uncomfortable and irritating as rls is for me, i don't like to take drugs if there is a more homeopathic remedy.

zentangle

2010-08-10T22:12:00.000-07:00

finally did another page in my "sleepless" sketchbook...zentangle is basically organized doodling, but it's very relaxing and fun. definitely allows my brain to zone out for a while, and the different repeating patterns are really easy to create.

sleepless : page 1

2010-07-15T21:33:00.001-07:00

so I'm participating in the sketchbook project and today my sketchbook arrived. it's very plain, just some nice off-white paper stitched inside a chipboard cover...but we can change the paper and binding how ever we want, as long as we keep it the same overall size of 5" x 8.25".

we had to select from several themes that the organizers provided - my theme is sleepless. appropriate since i deal with frequent bouts of insomnia. but i also really like the other meaning - continuously active or moving. movement is a challenging and interesting thing to convey in flat art.

i just looked up "sleepless" in my dictionary app on my mac (which is pulled from the new oxford american dictionary) and there was my name. literally. in the sample sentence next to the description, it says "lisa lay sleepless." so apparently my choice of theme has been validated!

since the dictionary definition was too good to be true, i decided to use it for my opening page. i'm going for a landscape orientation with my sketchbook.

i printed the definition directly from the app on to white cardstock and then rounded the corners, like a mattress. i scrunched up the pillowcase on my bed pillow, snapped a picture of it, played with the color and contrast a bit, cropped it with square corners, like a sheet, and printed it on to tap paper.

i transferred the image from the tap paper on to my cardstock over the text - since tap is transparent, you can layer things nicely. i distressed the image a bit with a sanding block, and i inked the edges of the cardstock. the tapped area feels softer than the paper, like fabric.

drawn to leaves

2010-07-11T20:27:00.000-07:00

i taught a class this weekend, showing folks some different things to do with blank board books.

they had fun blending paints and mediums and using stamps and household objects (like bubble wrap and plastic forks) to create textured backgrounds on the pages of a blank board book.

click here to see some of the pages they created.

in prepping for the class, i painted a few pages using a few different leaf stamps. right now i'm using my board books like little painting workbooks, using each page to test different textural effects and colors.

i have several canvases i really want to paint, but i want to plan it out more than i usually do. i tend to paint by accident, in part because i have very little classroom training. but it's also because i hate wasting supplies, and i'm a big fan of turning mistakes into design opportunities, lol.

so i'm hoping that my little practice pages will lead me to something really cool. i'm still trying to find my ultimate "style."

so far i think it's about organic, abstract texture combined with familiar imagery...if that makes any sense.

taking my time

2010-06-24T20:32:00.000-07:00

usually i'm on the lookout for shortcuts...ideas, materials or techniques that help me create something fast. i struggle with projects that take a long time to complete; they don't tend to get finished.

i think that's what i love about making artist trading cards, art postcards, and greeting cards. the small format means the finish line is well in sight when i begin.

collaging a shadowbox with paper is generally a very quick and satisfying project for me. this project is not something i am keeping or selling; it's one of several sales models i have to make for work...another reason i would normally work speedily.

but instead, I decided to take my time on this one. not so much because i wanted the end result to be any different, but just to relax into the process.

sometimes i get stuck in thinking that creativity is about liking the final destination, when it should really be more about enjoying the journey. so i slowly wrapped and glued, tucked and folded. i love this "tidal wave" art paper so much, it was just nice to look at it while i worked.

the picture on the inside was taken by my mother during her trip to venice. i really like the composition she captured with the tip of the gondola in the foreground that leads you down the canal to somebody's apartment windows with the curtains open slightly.

the reflection of the buildings in the water is lovely too...one of these days i'd like to try painting this shot.

progress on my queen

2010-06-14T23:09:00.001-07:00

i decided to paint the background canvas board a bright blue for my queen, to suggest royalty and to bring out her eyes.

i'm thinking of layering it with a distressed pattern of distant castle archways...transfered in pale sepia tones on to ultra-light lutradur with TAP, then accented with iridescent medium.

i sketched the crown of her headress...tried to arch it back off her head, with it with the same 3/4 angle as her face. i selected several fabrics - silks, satin, velvet, mesh - all in earthtones, to cut into pieces for the headress and her collar. there will be some beading and rhinestones too.

this is an interesting and challenging process for me...i hadn't done anything with her for a while, but then tonight i watched the first episode of that new reality show, work of art. it prompted me back into action!

inspire

2010-06-12T23:47:00.000-07:00

i spent some time these past couple days transferring some of my photographs on to fabric with this new product called TAP. this is a small bloom , maybe about the size of a tangerine, from a large viney bush at my old house.

i like the simplicity of this fabric postcard - a single white flower on a white-on-white patterned fabric. the transfer paper makes the image transparent, so the lines in the fabric come through, which give it just enough interest. and just the one word...inspire.

i think simplicity is very inspiring...you know what they say, less is more. i'm trying to consider cleaner lines, fewer techniques and materials as i create. i tend to want to mash lots of stuff together, add lots of texture. even with this transfer, i couldn't leave well enough alone. i had to scratch some lines in the lower right corner of the paper before ironing it down, to give an illusion of a fence behind the flower.

although i think the better word for me with this particular shot might be "mesmorize." i just love how clean, soft and delicate each petal is, and i was so happy that my silly little camera picked up the subtle detail of the white-on-white. i could stare at this flower for a lot longer than i care to admit...it just feels pure and peaceful.

delight

2010-06-04T21:20:00.000-07:00

a few of the many things that give me delight...

- making people laugh
- new creative products and ideas for art
- snapping a great picture
- giving my time or support
- inspiring others
- feeling organized
- spending time with people i love
- friendly dogs to pet
- nice quiet no-agenda days
- crazy fun overbooked days

this is a photo i took last season of flowers near my office. i did a rough transfer of it on to a canvas board, then painted my favorite symbol on top to display on my desk.

live an enlightened life

2010-05-31T23:43:00.000-07:00

i collaged another inspiration board, and painted the japanese symbol for life, along with a geisha and a sakura. the word geisha translates to "artist." the sakura (cherry tree) is often used in japanese art as a metaphor for the fleeting nature of life.

i honestly don't know for sure if the background papers and coins i used are chinese or japanese....but they're pretty!

on another somewhat related note, i read a little of "the art of happiness" by the dalai lama today, it always makes me feel good!

be compassionate.
shift your perspective.
happiness is not something ready made...it comes from our own actions.

no need for temples or a complicated philosophy...our own brain and heart is our temple and our philosophy is kindness.

piety and passion

2010-05-31T00:12:00.000-07:00

i signed up for suzi blu's online portrait drawing class, piety and passion. she teaches how to draw a 3/4 angled face, then stylize it with paint, mediums, fabric and other embellishments to create a tudor-style mixed media piece.

so here's my first sketch attempt for my "queen." i used carbothello colored pencils because they're easy to smudge, and her lessons are all about drawing with shadow. i still have some work to do around the eyes and the bridge of the nose. it doesn't have to be perfect, but i want her eyes to still have some depth.

her hair is all slicked down and parted severely in the center, ready to be adorned with some kind of wonderful elizabethan head dress.

we'll see how she progresses!

rose is a rose is a rose...

2010-05-28T23:07:00.000-07:00

after i painted this rose with my favorite inktense watercolor pencils tonight, i read some of a short biography about gertrude stein, who wrote this popular line as part of an abstract poem called sacred emily, which is part of a larger collection of writings called geography and plays.

"rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.
loveliness extreme."

what a life she led...spending much of her childhood right here in the bay area, then living and writing in paris at the turn of the century, hanging out with all the up and coming impressionist painters, amassing a huge collection of their work, and being both jewish and gay during a time when either admission was grounds for persecution, even death.

some of her writing is free for kindle, so i just downloaded some of her poetry to read. she is referred to as a "catalyst for modern art and literature." i love biographies, so now i want to read more about her.

inspiration board

2010-05-27T23:33:00.000-07:00

vital life-sustaining energy force...ch'i

i love this chinese character and word. the separate parts of it come from characters that mean the steam that comes off of rice cooking, like our own breath.

the history and philosophy of the term is also fascinating to me, it dates back to the 5th century bc. it is also spelled "qi" which happens to be one of my favorite scrabble words to play...big points!

i painted this symbol on an inspiration board for myself, along with other symbols i was drawn to...harmony, sage, truth and compassion.

i love chinese characters - they provide a beautiful and artistic way to look at words that represent core values and aspirations we have.

tonight i was interviewed for an online radio show where i spoke to fiber and mixed media artists about personal branding and self-promotion, as well as about how to prepare a book proposal for a publisher.

i felt so honored to be asked to speak, to be seen as an expert in my field. i was grateful for the opportunity to share my experience and knowledge and maybe help an artist go further down their own path.

as i was speaking to the radio host via phone from my studio, i was looking at my inspiration board and was feeling mindful of all the symbols i painted there...trying to make sure i was speaking truthfully, sharing wisdom and compassion, expressing gratitude for the harmony that exists in my creative community, and enjoying the positive energy that came from this experience.

fighting with color

2010-05-27T00:29:00.000-07:00

tonight while i was hosting a weekly online craft show, i shared this piece that i sketched with colored pencils. i remembered that i had purposely chosen bright unusual colors for leaves, just to force myself to step out of my color comfort zone. i felt kind of strange holding it up to my webcam, calling it my own work, it was almost like i was holding up something someone else made.

when i am making something, i tend to stick with earthtones...i especially like black, copper, burgundy, olive. i have the hardest time choosing to create something with brights or pastels, and it's even harder for me to want to create something with contrast. yet i appreciate other people's work that has lots of color and contrast. i know about color theory, i know technically how to choose colors and contrast that looks good together. but it rarely sits right for me...i don't wear much color either, nor is my home decorated with much color.

i read that the right brain is more color sensitive...and i took a quiz recently that said I am more right brain than left...hmmmmm, not sure what to make of that. i feel right at home with all the right brain definitions, but i'm still not sure if being "color sensitive" means i respond well to color or that i shy away from color. the only example i found is that right-brainers should use colors to help learn something in sequence, like blue is step 1, green is step 2, etc...because we don't do things in sequence very well, we are all about the random.

heady stuff.

the zen of stitch

2010-05-25T22:41:00.000-07:00

tonight i discovered a common thread running through my two favorite stress-busters...it's needles. needles reduce stress.

now i know that for many, needles have quite the opposite effect...but truly, nothing beats stitching and acupuncture for knocking the knots out of the day.

i finally tried acupuncture about five years ago to deal with some anxiety crap i was in the middle of. omg, give me just half an hour on the table with a dozen or so needles tapped in from head to toe...and stress just melts deliriously out the door.

as for stitching, i had done embroidery kits as a kid. my mother still has a floral pillow on her sofa, and my godmother still has a framed park bench scene on her wall, both of which i embroidered for them over thirty years ago. but now that fun and funky hand stitching is all over the fiber arts world, i am diggin' it again. i don't count stitches or follow patterns, but i use a stitch guide for inspiration and then i play. my brain just empties bit by bit, with each little bit of focus that i give each stitch...and i relax...aaaaaahhhhhh.

considering motivation

2010-05-25T08:11:00.000-07:00

it's funny sometimes, trying to figure out what motivates me to create.

of course there's the materials and space...nothing is quite as exciting for me as sitting in my studio amongst my brushes, papers, fabrics, and all the other creative flotsam and jetsam i've accumulated.

then there's outdoor light, bits and pieces of nature, textures and grunge.

surprisingly, music doesn't always do it for me. i really love silence with a dash of the occasional whoosh of a car driving past or a bird calling out from high on a tree branch.

i find technology rather seductive... from graphics to social media, it's amazing what we can create and communicate with our computers.

feedback and fear. now these two forces usually go hand in hand, both can be very motivating. i want people to see what i create, to tell me what they think, and i want to squash the fear that comes with people seeing what i create and telling me what they think.

mixed media is unbelievably motivating. it's not singular, it's not perfect. it's absorption and awareness, it's beauty and the beast.

laughter and silliness and fun, well of course that has always floated my little crafty boat! making people laugh, making myself laugh, it all makes me feel very creative.

hmmm, all this considering has made me hungry...

art is me...only better

2010-05-25T00:31:00.000-07:00

my art gives me identity
and purpose
and a blissful lack
of focus.

i only recently realized
that i need it
like i need air and water.

i force myself to create
something...
every day
anything...
even when i'm feeling uninspired,
even when i don't have time.

my art is just the way
my thoughts and visions
bleed from my hands.

it feels natural.
it feels good!

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