Thing-maker 2009

Thing-maker 2009

It is rather intangable...but it is compelling. I can’t say when I knew I had no other choice, but as it is, it has been many years, nearly 20 and over half my life, that I have made making things my business. I have made everything from murals to earrings, scale models to faux finishes. I have made costumes, hats, tents, stage sets and manniquins...I have more often times than not have made a mess. But I am always working with my hands and I am grateful for the daily drive to begin again.

I have had the amazing reinforcement that I am creating things worthy to be cherished. Two of my mandala paintings went to good homes this past month and I could not have been more delighted. I never really thought anyone would like to buy them and lo and behold! They are now gracing the walls of my patrons, Salman and Gabriel! I feel so wonderful about this and hope to see at least one or two more shows this year. I will be making more of these paintings starting today. When I get to the studio, I will begin the gesso process, building the foundation for the mandalas to grow upon.

In addition to the paintings, this week I will be starting a new series from stones and beads discovered in Quartzite, Arizona. My love and I went out on the New Year and I spent two days grubbing around in the dust and dirt to discover new items to make into magic. It was a joy to create in my mind the settings and “see” the new necklaces build, as I selected stones. I could have spent a fortune out there. The selection and variety of shape and unusual stones was staggering. Now for the next phase, manifesting day dreams into reality, stones into settings and silver. Weaving magic and the alchemy of the bench into a sacred personal item.

I wish to see this year blossom into the next period of focus in design and personal production. I wish it to be the foundation of my emergence as an artist of my own right, fully fledged in the skills I have journeyed to and worked hard for. Earning money effortlessly is also the final component for this years base. Money, in abundance and without negative impact on me or the person distributing it to me, is the idea. A word on money: It is not so much a goal but a means in which to continue making my day dreams into a tangible product. It will and does provide me the place to acquire the goods to make the magic of weaving Earths treasures together. It also provides the ability to pay for a space to create in, quietly, with my own thoughts as company and driving force. Money is not evil but a necessary part of what makes it possible for me to continue producing and I am now at peace with that thought. It is a vital aspect of how these things get done and how I give back. It seems to me the only way money really becomes evil is when it is used as a weapon, and for today, that is the last need I have to use money for.

So this year, I continue to make things. This year the seeds planted in my past bloom. this year you will see the best from me yet!