I love beads.  I have  a bunch of semi-precious gem beads that i got over a year ago that are just sitting in the closet waiting to be turned into something magical. It's about time to pull those babies out and  put them to good use. When I figure out how to revive my digital camera,  I'll post pics of my stash. 

I have been so focused on the business aspect of art and design lately, that I have forgotten to make stuff just for fun! This makes me a very crabby girl!  I am going to make a luscious gem necklace for myself this week.  Man, I gotta figure out the camera situation if I want to really get into this blog thing!

oh glitter, i love you.

The  picture above is from an altar for creativity I  used to have on my worktable a few years ago. I would put little objects on it that reminded me of my own impulses to create - hence the pink glitter and pink feathers! It's kind of like the typical 'inspiration board' that most artists and designers will have, but an altar (for me anyways) tends to have more 3-D objects than a bulletin board will allow.

It has been a long time since I have actively kept up an altar.   I have been feeling the urge to have one  again.

I think most people have an altar of some sort, even if they would never use that word to describe it.  An altar might be something as simple as a corner of a windowsill with a favorite  rock or shell from the beach,  a photo of a loved one or even a small  plastic toy of some kind.  Or an altar can be as elaborate as a full tabletop of candles, crystals, photos, deity statues and other items of personal significance.

I suppose I do have my little 'collections' everywhere. But I do feel drawn to have a dedicated place to represent what I am focusing on right now.

I have been trying to get myself to blog for many months now!

I am finally  just going to start. ( no really, I mean it this time)

Part of my hesitation is that I want to ‘have it all figured out’ before I begin. Um, yeah… that’s just not gonna happen.
So, I am just going to let it evolve and see where it takes me.

Presently, I am thinking it will be a mix of many different topics like these:

~Art/ design/ illustration
~Jewelry/crafty things
~Home décor: projects, ideas, inspiration
~Gardening
~Yoga/dance/fitness

Pretty please, don’t be shy about commenting. I tend to be a blog-lurker rather than a blog-commenter myself, but I think that is about to change!