Good intentions….

So despite my good intentions in early January to blog daily I have already been a bit slack. ….but do have a good excuse it seems. We finally took delivery of our new washing machine old one went bang a week before Christmas, so I have had a washing pile the size of a small country to deal with plus the added bonus of rearranging the entire top floor of the house. This includes my fabric stash which has been a major operation.

I was going to take some wonderful pictures of the mess I had made but decided against it as it was all a bit much.

Meanwhile I have been reading avidly other peoples blogs (instead of working I might add) and they have been inspiring me loads esp Cherry's Blog 'Tales from Pixie Wood' A lady after my own heart especially when it come to dealing with the vacant stare of my OH when I have been up to mischief whilst the men of the house have been at work & school….

I have also been contemplating my future career as an artist. 2007 was a nightmare for me with the 2^nd half completely wiped out with the flooding, just surviving everyday with a wrecked ground floor and then the rebuilding stage and keeping some normality of everyday life was not exactly conducive to creative production. I have one exhibition booked next year and I am reluctant to book in anymore as finding the space in my head to think/create work that I am happy with has been increasingly difficult. Being an artist, at least a successful one for me means selfishness, solitude and the space to work when I want, these don't go hand in hand with a family life and running a household. This and Jane Brocket's book 'The Gentle Art of Domesticity' have got me thinking about how I could mesh the two parts of my life together into creating work that I am both happy with but also gets the jobs done on that long list of 'to do's.

I was awarded a grant from the arts council in early 2007 to research & develop new work and to move my career forward but it seems to have cast a shadow about my artistic future. Now my calamity of a life has begun to level itself out I am back to the drawing board.

So the question I am asking myself is ' How can art become my daily life????' More later……..I need to contemplate & sip tea!