a tribute.....

Shocked but not surprised by the assasination of Benazir Bhutto, the first elected woman of a Muslim nation. Forever a believer in democracy and serving her people, she recently returned from exile to participate in lobbying for liberty through free elections in Pakistan. Although she pleaded for extra security in her return from exile, she was denied and yet still came back to serve her people in her vision for a truly democratic muslim nation. I'm not sure if that is possible, but I admire her courage and patriotism to do so.

Funny how a historically democratic nation such as the US has yet to have this same courage....to elect a woman in a supposedly equal society.....how about a mormon, an atheist, a homosexual, a black man? ....a woman?

and we're supposed to be socially advanced.....hmmmmm.

embrace: artist

many a young heart has been seduced by the word, artist. How many of us, when asked as a child, what we wanted to be when we grow up, answered this perfect, complex word but left it behind as innocence was changed to practicality when coupled with adult responsibilities such as rent, utilities and a car payment.

I've never grown out of it... When youthful abandon turned to adolescent ambivalence, artist became a term of rebellion and defiance. Now, as a nearly 30 something, the definition for me has changed. Artist is not a painter, or an actor or singer. It is the entire art of everyday life. What one does on a daily basis to create their own world. What comes to mind for me now is that being an artist opens an entire otherworld of possibilities....the art of living and of being a giver.

A giver of what?

....of joy, of sight, of themselves. Those who consider themselves artists let others view the often repressed emotions and feelings so seldom expressed by others.

so today...give to others, love yourself, and above all, create something of beauty, whatever you conceive that beauty to be....in this broken and often sad world.

& the fun is over for now.....

spent an amazing mini vacation after a equally mini battle with an ugly flu that's going about.....spent five glorious days resting and nesting in my new place(s). moved into a bigger apartment with my brother-man nick and moved a bunch of my studio stuff to mike's house since we tend to feed off each other's creativity. i'm enjoying the spreading of my wings, both into bigger spaces and creatively.

did alot of -sailing- with mike and got some retro-fabulous new finds for my new place. pics of that to come soon. the sailing gods were on my side these last few trips. great. so many good ideas and so little time.....

...back to work at the big P tomorrow....refreshed and ready for the last big holiday push in the grocery biz.....

....am looking for a reasonable apple laptop -new or used- with a superdrive and airport capabilities...other than those 2 things, i'm pretty open to its options, even screen wise....putting that out there in the virtual universe in case anyone has one lying around to dispose of.

ask.......

my etsy sale has been going really well.... and i've all but wiped out my stock of circle bookmarks to an outside source, which is awesome. i mean it folks, now is the time to stock up on something if you like it, because after the holidays, the paintings will be gone and only best sellers of the crafties will make a reappearance.

this is exciting, though, because there is all new work coming!especially in the realm of paintings and drawings. there is some cool stuff emerging thanks to regular sketching sessions with mike. his drawing is a big influence right now, and his work is amazing. my own drawing is really taking a lesson from him and i'm excited to see what new paintings will emerge.

alot of you hear me talk about manifesting my own truth lately...well, the manifesting continues.....a recent customer of mine has featured me on her blog. Thanks Lori!!! Lori has an amazing eye for jewelry and you can visit her etsy shop here.