Hard Work and Dreams

My fiancee defends his thesis tomorrow, and by Friday night he will be a Doctorate in Philosophy!!

It only took him 7 years to achieve this huge goal. I admire Charlie's drive and focus to stay with something so long. He left a secure job on wall street to do something meaningful with his life. Wall street was not that interesting, and the hours we very long. He told me stories of sleeping underneath his desk! I could not imagine. Charlie left NY to work in a fly fishing shop and to get his brain back. He also traveled alot, and it was during his travels he decided to become a professor.

So tomorrow Charlie will have a dream come true. I realize that some dreams just don't happen, you have to work at them. This is a hard lesson for me. Isn't it a enough I know what I want to do?

Peace Birds

Happy Friday everyone!

I am excited about several things today. First, this weekend I am participating in my second art fair sponsored by craftmafia. If you are in the area stop by a take a break from Sunday football and support your local artists. I Feel ready and excited about this art fair.

The second event is tomorrow I shop for my wedding dress. A little nervous, because I am not a brides bride. Luckily My girlfriend will be there to help me stay calm. I pretty much know what dress I will buy.

Lastly, I received Christine Mason Miller's book ORDINARY SPARKLING MOMENTS: Reflections on Success and Contentment yesterday in the mail, and wow what a beautiful book. I plan to start reading it this weekend. If you have not picked up a copy of Christine's book, I highly recommend it.

October is here...

doodles from my sketch book

and it's hard to believe September is long gone. Still reflecting on my wonderful art retreat at Squam. Making the transition to the so called 'real world' has been a struggle! Luckily I took a class from Jen Lee at Squam, and she had a great blog entry titled What You Need to Know When You Come Home from the Lake. I highly recommend those who attended Squam to read this blog entry.

On the art front, I was accepted to another craft show on October 17th in North Park. So I guess it's time for me to start creating and organizing for another show. So if you are in the area stop by and support the handmade movement!

Projects From Squam

Here are two paintings I made in Sarah Ahearn's workshop at Squam. I enjoyed Sarah's class very much, and was surprised I was able to complete two paintings during the class. The top painting is me (belly sticking out) and sister (tow head) when we were little. I love this photo and learned how to make a photo transfer in the class. Super cool technique Sarah taught us. Second painting was a game Sarah had us played, and please with how the painting turned out in the short amount of time we were allotted.

Can't express how much I enjoyed squam, and how much I miss everything about it even the drafty cabins. Will post what I made in Christine Mason Miller's and Marisa Haedike's class Make a Book in A Day later.

The Magic of Squam

Back from my first art retreat at Squam, and still sorting out what I learned. It was an amazing retreat, and met so many interesting, caring, funny, and creative people. I really can not find the words to express my experience at Squam. It's just such a magical place with filled with magical experiences. Thank you to all of those people who were a part of it.

First Art Show Success!

Thank you to all who stopped by my booth yesterday at my first art fair. It was a huge success! The day went by fast, and there was never a dull moment. I loved talking to the patrons, and other artist during the day. It really fueled my creative energy, and made all the hard work worth it. I could not made it through the day without the help of my fiancee Charlie! Wow! He is a keeper, and I am so lucky to be marrying him.

Off to Squam tomorrow for my first art retreat. I can't wait!
Pippin

September Monthly Goals

My main goal last month was to get ready for my first art (www.uharts.org) show on September 12th, and I can happily report I have completed most of the major tasks. It's been very fulfilling creating/organizing pieces for my show, and it amazes me how much energy I have had to focus on it. It's been a huge amount of work, but enjoyed every minute of it. I have no expectations of what will happen, but I plan to to have fun and support the other artists in show. Above all this has been a huge boost to my confidence!

The second goal is to pack for Squam Art Retreat and not get sick before I leave. I leave two days after my show. I have been pushing myself a bit too much these days, and luckily my beau reminds me to take care of myself.

I look forward to reporting to the group how the show goes.
Thanks to everyone who has supported me in this huge, huge, huge endeavor.
Pippin