Happy New Year!!

Hello everyone! Happy New Year! 2007 was not a good year for our family so i am declaring that 2008 will be our year. Our family christmas was wonderful. We had a house full of people and really had a good time. Bono and Carti on the other hand were a little upset that they had to share their rooms. Here is a picture of our nephew JR or Junebug as he is usually referred to. Yes, he is a stuffed monkey!!
We usually dont put up a big christmas tree even though i love them because Carti will eat the ribbons and probably just about everything on the tree so we use this vintage jewelry tree that my grandma made a very long time ago.
I just love it! Especially being a jewelry artist it just means that much more to me. So since we didnt have a big tree we all went down to the strip and saw the tree at the Bellagio. They have a new theme every year and it is always gorgeous. This year actually wasn't my favorite but it was still nice. It is fun to see but i dont recommend going to the strip any time near Christmas! It is extremely packed.

This was our first Christmas without my dad. It was hard but we all held up much better than i thought. Just knowing that he is in heaven and that we will see him again gives us so much comfort. I love this picture of him, i am not sure what year it was taken though. He is so handsome! The little bunny egg cup was made by my grandma.
My brother and sister in law spoiled all of us for christmas, they just seem to know what presents will be perfect for everyone. And we are not easy to shop for. My sweet little brother even braved the cold and crowds on black friday and stood in line at 4:30 am to buy me a GPS system for my car. He is such a good brother!

On another subject...has anyone noticed the price of food lately? I went to the grocery store today and everything was so expensive and really no sale items. It was all a little picked over too in the produce area but that is another story. Anyway food prices have seemed to be on the rise and not just at the grocery store, restaurants too. The other day i went to the mall for lunch and one of the girls paid over $9 for a hot dog, fries and a drink. I guess it is just the cheapskate in me that is upset over this. I was so mad when i came home today. Oh, I almost forgot, i wanted to show a picture of my charm bracelet because i love it! Each charm has a meaning and memory for me. The one that has xoxo on it was my anniversary present this year. It took 11 years but i finally got my husband to go to Tiffany's by himself with no suggestions from me. Of course he will probably read this and vow to not do it again but thats ok. I was so surprised and it was the perfect gift. He says it was like that one commercial where the guy is in a gas station and just grabs a card without looking at it and the girl gushes over it and cant believe how "sensitive" he is. He told me he was in there all of about 3 minutes. But i dont care in my imagination he poured over the cases to find just the right piece!

Bono's Blog 12/25

Merry Christmas everyone! We have quite a few visitors at my house. I don't like visitors. For the better part of the last two days I've been hidding out. In fact I'm typing this in the middle of the night, under the cover of darkness, while they are sleeping, so I'll have to be quick. You're probably reading this after Christmas. I hope your holiday went well. I read this quote from Winston Churchill the other day "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give". Keep this in mind when you think back to all the crappy gifts you got this year. That's what I think about when I get the same bag of toys from Petsmart every year. The stuff we get from our loved ones the other 364 days a year are much better than whatever over priced gift we got on X-Mas. Answer this as quickly as you can. What did you get for X-Mas 3 years ago? Probably took you a while to remember, if you remembered at all. That's my point. I'm giving my mom extra love for the next year for X-Mas. I know that is really sappy, but I don't care what you think. Plus I lost my allowance betting on football this month so I didn't have many options. Also, I'd like to wish Jesus a happy birthday. I doubt he reads this blog. But just in case I appologize for the salty language in my previous blogs and my future posts.

I've been doing a little research. It turns out that the guys who developed our modern calender back in the 16th century basically made and educated guess back to the exact birth date of Christ. So we really don't know what his exact age is. My question is, do you think it would be inpolite to ask Jesus what his real age is when I get to heaven? I know I should be on the safe side and not ask, but I'm a cat and we're just so darn curious. I don't know if I'll be able to help my self. If anybody knows any scripture or such that might help me out, let me know.....Feliz Navidad. El Bono.

Bono's Blog 12/13

Hi again! For those that don't already know, I have a brother, Carty. I think his picure is on this site. He is the gray cat. He's been a little miffed that I didn't mention him in my first couple posts. The other day he requested that I give him a "shout out" on my next blog. By requesting a "shout out" he clearly has my new blogging hobby confused with me being a DJ for an FM hip-hop radio station. The last I checked those were the only people or cats that actually executed shout outs. When he first mentioned that this is what he wanted, I was expecting him to follow it up with a song dedication. I thought he was going to request that I dedicate "This is for La Raza" for his homies back in The Duke. None of you probably know what the last sentence means but trust me, it's funny. Well Carty, that was your shout out. Truth be told I can blog for days about Carty's antics. I could fill a few pages with just the crap he pulled this past weekend. Because of that I'll just fill you in periodically.

What I really want to get off my chest is this. When I was roughly 6 months old I was neutered. What really pisses me off about this is that human beings have the arrogance to deem me unworthy of reproduction. Who the hell do you think you are? I know in the Book of Genesis God says that man should rule over animals, but I think you are taking some liberties by hacking my nads off. I challange anybody to give me 5 ways people are better than cats. Bet you can't do it. What really made me come to this conclusion was the realization that human males have no idea how to treat a woman. Stick with me on this one. I was watching "To catch a preditor" the other night. I'm sure most of you have seen it. If you have not, the basic premise is this. Hidden cameras capture pedofiles confronted by a TV news man(Chris Hanson) after they are lured in over the internet by thinking they are going meet an underage girl. Next time you watch this you will notice that most of the guys are not dressed very nice and they often bring food and drinks with them. Usually it's somethink like a 4-pack of 32oz. Budwieser cans(only 3 are left because they knocked one down on the drive in) and quesedillas from Del Taco. Classy! Being pedofiles to start with, they surely have a lose screw or two, but lets be honest. Take your average non-pedofile male, tell him he is going to meet a beautiful 35 year-old professional female, more often that not you'll get the same character. Some moron showing up with a shirt with no sleeves, ball cap on backward, lukewarm beer and fast food. It's no wonder there are a bunch of idots trolling the internet for chicks. Their chances of getting laid through conventional means are almost none. But somehow they pull it off and are allowed to reproduce. Yet, I'm the one that got his nuts plucked off. Where is the justice in that? I know I'm bashing men quite a bit here. But ladies don't get to boastfull. Chances are you are married to or dating one of these goobers. You're having there children and repeating this vicious cycle. How do you treat a woman then? Here is what I usually do when I first meet up with one of my feline lady friends. Take a nice can of Purina Elegant Medelys(With a couple sylish bowls) and nice bottle of wine. Try the shredded salmon and whipped egg souffle with a nice California Cabernet if you get a chance, it's fantastic! Put on some Lionel Richie, maybe some after dinner nip. Another glass of vino or two. Then voila, the Bon-meister rounding third and headed for home. Then again, it's easy for me to say. I'm very difficult to resist.

One last thing. My Auntie Shiloh, my moms long time best friend. I won't say how long because you'll start doing math, then God forbid, you might figure out a woman's actual age! I bring this up because knowing Jen and her family so long, she should really know us better. She sent my Mom some fudge, which is to die for by the way, as a Christmas gift. Unfortunalely is was only like 5 pieces. My mom opended the container in the kitchen and started eating it while walking to the living room. By the time she sat down it was all gone. She should know this family much better. I'm the only one that watches what I eat in the household. My Dad set records in college for eating chicken tacos. He took me to Makino(all you can eat sushi) once. He ate 4lbs of raw tuna. He would have been more but I asked him to stop because was embarrasing me. The other customers were starting to point. My brother will literaly eat anything. I mean anything. Eats carpet regularly. No, not like Ellen or Melissa Etheredge eat carpet(I know that's what you were thinking, sickos). He eats flooring, he snacks on Stainmaster. So the moral is, if you send this family food, take what you think is the proper amount and multiply it by 20.....Until next time, Bono.

Bono's Blog 12/6

It's holiday season, most years I can't wait for Christmas to get here. December can't move fast enough. The other night that changed. I saw and add for American Idol. I starts again on 1/15. I can't stand this show! Now I hope the month drags on. The butchering of music made by people with actual talent is bad enough, but that's not what I dislike most about the show. What really gets me are fans of the show. Judging by the ratings there are millions of you. I'm convinced there is something in the DNA of you humans which gives all of you the illusion that you can sing. You can't hide from it, it everywhere. I bet you all know one, it might be the band leader at your church or the friend you get tanked up with at Happy Hour every Friday, but you know at least one person who thinks they can really sing. This show has given tham all hope. They should change the name to "American Ahol". This is only fed by the spread of karaoke. My Grandpa owns a dive bar in Albuquerque. It used to be a reputable place. A place where alcholics would gather and the only entertainment needed was a 16 inch television with some sporting event they no doubt bet whatever money that had left that was not already spent on smokes and booze. Now the place has been contaminated by the poison that is karaoke. Patrons still do all the stuff they did before, but now that also see fit to belt out a full rendition of "Sweet Caroline" for all the public to witness while they do it. It has completely killed the ambiace of the place. As you read this there are drunks across the country with pickled livers singing inchoherant versions of classics by Skynard or Otis Redding, all fed by the American Idol craze. Good Help us! But if Paula goes bonkers again this year, somebody tell me right away.

I wanted to quickly touch on politics. For the record I lean left on most issues. I guess you can say I'm a south paw. Get it? Paw!! I have not decided who to vote for yet in the primary. How does a cat vote you ask? I found a precinct in Chigago that lets me vote as an absentee. As many times as I want to. But has anybody caught the size of Hillary's ass lately? It gigantic. I have to believe this is a tactic to gain black/hispanic male voters. Very shrewed. It'll be interesting to see how Obama and Edwards will counter this. Also, I pulled up Clinton inaguration footage on You Tube. Her ass was not nearly as big then. If she had the po-dunka-dunk she has now back on '95-'96, Slick Willie might not have needed to sneak chubby interns into the Oval Office. He whould have has what he was looking for right at home. It could have changed the course of hisory. That's all for now.....Bono out.

Bono's Blog

If you don't alreay know me I'm Jen's cat(my picture is on this site somewhere). It's kind of weird to say Jen. I usually refer to her has mom or mama. My name is Bono(pronounced Bawn-no)not Bo-no as in Sonny Bono, like most people mistakingly pronounce it. If I hear another "I've got you babe" joke somebody is getting a claw across their forehead. When I was first adopted I was not big on being named after some whiny Irish rock star, but I didn't have much of a say in the matter. But it's grown on me and now I'm a big fan. Anyway, your probably wondering what the hell is a cat doing blogging. Well here is your answer. Jen is the only person in the world that I like, which means I carry around a bit of anger and angst. It has become a problem lately. I've been irritable and grouchy and having a litte trouble sleeping. I have only been getting 12-14 hours lately. I saw Jen doing this blogging thing and it occured to me, what a better way to channel this angst and anger!! So in the future I will be posting my views of the world. Nothing will be off limits. Sure I'll comment on regular feline interest, like sleeping, scratching and liking my self. However, I will venture into politcs, religion, sports, popular culture, unpopular culture(if the hit counter on this site is any indication this blog falls into the unpopular culture catagory). Who knows, I may even chime in on arts and crafts. I hope you find it interesting. If you don't I don't really care. Also, if you are ever offended by my view of the world, that is your problem. Post comments or questions if you wish, be honest I can take it. I'll be posting again soon. Laters.

For the love of minatures.......

I have always loved minature things since i was little. For some reason they fascinate me. I really loved little food things and drove my mom crazy collecting them. Since i am grown up now i seem to be completely fascinated with small houses and New York apartments. I am not really an organized girl but i guess deep down i want to be! However when it comes time for me to live in one of these small places i quickly change my tune. Maybe it is the dream of not having all this "stuff" that somehow collects in our homes and lives. Its like a chance to breath and relax and almost free to go and do whatever you want at that moment because there are no piles to look through and clean. I just moved into my new office at work and am currently going through junk that has been left by past people, fax confirmations from 2004 and the list goes on. Why do we do this? Why do we collect until we cant fit it and then get a bigger house? Why are we not content with what we have? Well my new goal is to get rid of clutter and stuff that is hanging around for no reason. And of course to organize what is left! When are you coming again Shi? As for my office it has seen it's last fax confirmation from 2004!

JUST FOR CINDY

Well a couple months have come and gone......and Christmas is here! I am very happy to say that i am completely done christmas shopping! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Unfortunatley we were supposed to go to Artnest again in Feb but now i cannot go. I am very sad over that, but hopefully things will be better when the next one comes around. Just in case I dont post again for another couple months, Merry Christmas!!!!! P.S. Cindy, i want some cool jewelry for Christmas!

We are in again....

Hello All...... Well Cindy and I are in again for first friday. We are very excited but nervous too because now we have to create! And it is this friday.....so i will be working very hard this week because of course i still have not really done anything. I have been learning to cut glass for some charms and have learned that you really need the correct tools. Sometimes i just do things the hard way!
On a sad note one of my favorite aunts in Honduras died today in a car accident. My dad has been gone for about a month and a half now too so this has been a hard past few months for my family and especially my mom. I usually dont post this kind of thing so i do apologize but i just felt that i needed to remember those that have meant so much to us.

Whats in my studio.....

This is what is in my studio for the question posted by Candice, http://www.thesparrowspost.blogspot.com/. I am so happy to see her blog up and running, she is such a wonderful person and i am very blessed to have been able to spend time with her at Art Nest. You will have to check out her blog and say hello! So here is a few things going on in my studio......

Hello All!!!!

Hello again everyone :) I know it has been a long time since i posted and i do apologize, i am really going to try to keep this updated! It has been quite a month for me, to start off exactly a month ago today my sweet daddy passed away. It has been hard on all of us but we are grateful that he is not in pain and suffering anymore. Thank you to all of you for your prayers and thoughts during this time. It has definitley helped to ease the pain knowing that we have great friends out there. I am not really sure that i have fully accepted this all yet but i have been really cranky this week and i think that it has something to do with it. I feel like i have not had anytime to just be alone to cry and process all this. To be honest, i think i really just dont want to and keep putting it off by being "busy".

I set up my new "studio" a few weeks ago too, i have used it a few times and i love it. Now that i have it and have enjoyed it i dont know what took me so long! I used to sit on the floor and work at the coffee table.

This was an unused entertainment center alcove in my living room. I would have a lot more room if i set it up in a spare bedroom but i have found that when i work on pieces i want to be in the middle of it all so this has worked out well. Most of my stuff is neatly organized in this cabinet.

Cindy and I set up at First Friday this past weekend and sold a few things each. I was actually surprised that i sold anything because i only had a few things and wasnt sure what the trend is down there. We had a lot of fun and met some other really cool artists. They were all very welcoming and made us feel right at home. There are also a lot of different people that attend and it is very fun to "people watch",

The cutest thing was a little girl that came up and told her daddy that when she had pierced ears she was coming back here. I will definitley have to create a little girls line of jewels. I remember being a little girl and just wanting something sparkly so bad that i would settle for anything even if i didnt like it that much or it was too big.

I have been starting to do more soldered pieces and have been trying to incorporate more vintage elements into my jewelry as well. It has been fun and it has definitely made me look a little harder at things to try to come up with something different. That is my challenge to myself, to use what i have and to be different. The next couple pieces were made with some old bits of things i had laying around and some new art collage pieces. The travel necklace was a gift for Cindy's birthday. Of course my sweet baby had to inspect it before it left the house,

This next one is a piece that i made for first friday and it sold right away to one of the other vendors. I was very honored that she like my jewelry enough to actually buy it. She is also a jewelry vendor there, and had some very beautiful pieces of her own. We are our own worst critics i know and i am very hard on myself sometimes so having her want to buy that and compliment it really gave me a boost of confidence that maybe my stuff really is cool and will sell. I am already starting to get a lot more ideas, i feel like my mind is a rusty old wheel and it needs a lot to get it going after these last couple years of shutting jewelry and art out of it.

This weekend i will be working on my charm swap pieces so i will post pictures of those when i am done. I hope you all have a wonderful and safe weekend :)

NESTING

This past week i have been in a nesting mood, maybe because it was raining and cloudy all week. I just cant stop looking a decorating books and shows. I even cleaned out my closet this weekend! I have been promising my bestfriend i would finish it for about a year now (she did the main part of it while she was here on her last visit). But today it was so gorgeous outside i just had to open the windows and putter around dreaming. I tried doing my heartbook swap project friday night and i am just at a loss. It has acutally made me realize that i am a jewelry artist and that is what just what naturally comes out. I get so frustrated and think whatever collage or painting i make it just bad. Here is what i was working on, it needs tweaking but it is not to bad overall i suppose,

For a long time i basically just worked with gemstone beads etc since i was going to school to be a gemologist and worked in a diamond sorting room in CA. Then all of a sudden i just wanted to work in swarovski crystals and make simple sparking jewelry, Here are some of my pieces from earlier this year,
The gemstones are calling my name again though so i am transitioning back into doing mainly that. I am actually excited to get back to "my true love". I have to go buy some new stones though, and when i see them that is when i will really get inspired. It is weird, sometimes i just dream of something and then buy the stones to make it but most of the time it is the stones that tell me what to do. I am very grateful to have Cindy http://cindydean.blogspot.com/ to push me along, i had given up for a few years. She is my mentor :) We are doing a show at first friday and i have to busy if i am going to keep up with her!

Vintage finds from San Diego

Well i am back home and missing the cool ocean breezes of San Diego. At least we got some rain today so i could kind of feel cozy. I have to say thank you to my dear sweet little brother and sister in law. They took us all over San Diego and my little brother even went antique shopping all day with me on friday. I found a huge vintage dictionary that i think is just beautiful. Of course my husband was not impressed,especially when he had to carry it on the plane! I am think it is from 1957. Here it is,

I already cut a little piece out of it although i felt kind of bad at first but after seeing what you can create from all those pieces i changed my mind! Here is a pair of earrings i made out of the vintage chandlier crystals that i found this weekend as well. You cant see too well in the picture but they say Art on them,

I also found a huge selection of old postcards, i got about 20 of them but i was standing there for a long time trying to just pick a few. I bought clear chandlier crystals like the ones above too,

We also went to old town San Diego, if you havent been there and get a chance i highly recommend it....it was so quaint and you can take an hour long history walking tour for free. I just love that type of thing. Did i mention the food down there is delicious?! I also bought a beautiful sterling silver and amber ring from a shop in old town no bigger than a small bedroom from the jeweler who personally made it. I also got a few odds and ends from garage sale shopping but nothing too big. So now it is time to start creating, no more excuses! I will post new art soon :)

Junk shopping weekend

I am very excited to say that this is my junk shopping weekend....i cant wait!!! Who knows, i might actually get some inspiration for that elusive heartswap idea....hopefully!! So i will be posting pictures of all my treasures in a couple days. I hope everyone has a great weekend :)

To collage or not to collage

Here are this weekends projects, i have to admit that there is only one that i really like. I just couldnt get the others right. I will be doing a Fatbook swap and the theme is Hearts but i am having a really hard time finding my theme, i just cant seem to get it together this weekend! So here was my attempt, but these are nothing like i had in mind so i suppose the search continues.........

FAVORITE THINGS CHALLENGE

When you really stop and take a look around your home it is a little hard to pick just a few of your favorite things. So many of us have so many forgotten hidden treasures in the most creative hiding places that anyone has ever thought of that it is so easy to miss a few that might be higher up on the list than others. I have to try to not hide away my treasures but to keep them out and enjoy them. I always want to hide them thinking that somehow they are protected but really it is just myself that is missing out. So now my dear Cindy, I answer your challenge, here are some of my very favorite things:

I didnt take a picture of the cases but most of you know what movies these are anyway,

You've got mail- I know it is sappy, which I definitley am not but for some reason i just love this movie and can watch it over and over. I just love her home in this movie!

Office Space- Now this is just a classic, how can you not love it?

This painting was done by my grandmother Dorothy who was an amazing woman. She just recently passed away at the young age of 103

There is so much so was a part of socially and politically that i am very honored to have had her as my G-ma as she came to be called at times due to an episode of Wheel of Fortune when i was little. She left me so many treasures that it is hard to pick but this is of Jenny Lake that she did just for me. She didn't finish painting the flowers in front because i was so impatient when i was little i didnt want to wait and took it home right away. Hmmm....i think that impatience is still in full swing today!!

This is a little shelf that holds some very sweet things, My very first ATC card, a picture of my sweet babies, a little chair with little cats resembling my sweet babies and a little golfer for my husband. And of course my favorite turqouise color. By the way my headboard that i built is all that color, it is fabulous!

This is my Archeological bible that i just love so much, it is on an eched glass piece that was my grandmother's. ( this is a real bible with all kinds of archeological facts about places and events in the bible)

This is a table i built for my little cats, they were always dropping food all over so the sides and back really cut down on wasted food. They just seem to eat a little neater with this table. It is wood painted black and topped with granite tiles. I loved the picture because my husband's name is Mike and it was fitting.

This is just one of my Nigella Lawson cookbooks. I love to cook and i love Nigellas books. I dont make too many of her reciepes but for some reason i can curl up in a chair and read this like a novel. It seems to take me away to another culinary place were everything is beautiful and the kitchens are all clean.

This is a wall of stuff that has slowly collected on a wall in my kitchen. I love all of these things for one reason or another, each thing has a meaning. Just a few are the chili apron belonged to my husband's grandfather, there are a couple ATC cards made for me by Cindy Dean, a couple souveniers from my trip to Honduras to see family, and a card from my mom.

These are a couple of my favorite current jewelry pieces. The necklace is my diamond necklace from Tiffany's that my husband bought for a birthday long ago and the other is a bracelet and earring set that i made in some of my favorite colors with swarovski crystals and sterling silver.

Well there is a few of my favorite things i hope you enjoyed reading them as much as i enjoyed writing about them and thinking of all the special memories that attached to them :)
I am already thinking of a few things that i missed that you guessed it, i have to go and dig out!

Playing around

I have decided to "play around" today with jewelry and wire. I am much to serious when it comes to making jewelry and i need to learn how to loosen up and just let the elements tell me what to do. I am always so worried if someone will like it that i dont always have fun and just do it. So here is my playing around pieces for the today. Hopefully you can see them with my not so good camera skills. My next playing around projects will be with painting and collage so i am looking forward to that. Till then i hope everyone has a great weekend!

Pictures...i hope!

Ok so here is my attempt at pictures....i need to learn to take better ones but here are some for now. I bought new beads and paint and i thought they all look so inspiring together and of course when anything new comes out there is always a helping paw around! See Cindy he's not fake!

I also made a couple pairs of earrings and started a necklace yesterday. The ones with the carved flowers are carved adventurine flowers, silver chain and swarovski crystals and the others are a pair that i remade for Megan, Cindy's http://cindydean.blogspot.com/ daughter which are silver chain, and hematite. Hopefully this weekend will be more productive and i will have more pictures to post. I hope everyone had a safe and wonderful 4th of July. Thank you to all of our troops out there...We love you and pray for you everyday.

new jewelry soon!

Ok....dont want to leave this on such a sad note so when I get back I will definitley be making jewelry and posting it up here. I just bought some new carved adventurine flowers and some really pretty dyed mother of pearl turqouise color beads so I am sure that they will be mixed in somewhere. I also just bought a whole bunch of Golden paints, the lady at the counter commented on what a wonderful color palate it was and as much as I wanted to take credit, I could not. It was all the colors directly off of Misty's list. They really were beautiful all together on the counter. I will take a picture of it and post it on here. They just make you want to paint and make a big mess :) Which by the way, the paint i got on my jeans in class didnt wash out so now i have painting jeans to just be free in :)

Friends

The word Friend is such a beautiful word, just saying it instantly brings thoughts to your mind of all those people you are lucky to call that. My husband's running joke is that i was too mean to have many friends and for a long time it was kind of true i really only had one best friend, Shiloh who has been with me through it all. But lately I made so many new women that i am honored to call "friend", all of my "Art Nest sisters". Whenever I think of our trip and see the posting on my blog it just makes me smile....You guys are great!!
Now anyone who knows me is probably wondering what in the world is going on with me, why am i being so sappy (trust me, i am the anti crier)?! Well, my father is very ill and not doing well and it is at these times that you really stop and think of those around you. Even though i am sad, i look at my blog and the comments and it just fills me with happiness with the thoughts and memories of my friends and the dream of what is to come. Thank you all for your wonderful comments, I miss you all!! And of course Cindy, thank you for always being there just when i need you most :)
I will be going to see my father in the morning as things are not going well, but i have the thoughts of my friends to bring a smile just when i need it most :) And yes, this time i am crying.

I cant believe i am actually blogging

Hello everyone:) Well here it is my very first blog. It is exciting and scary all at the same time! My wonderful friend Cindy Dean http://cindydean.blogspot.com has pushed and pulled me to this point (literally at some points!!), and I cant even begin to repay her for introducing me to this wonderful world of mixed media art and her continued support and teaching. We just came back from Art Nest in Utah where we met the most amazing women (as soon as i figure out how, i will be adding all of you to my favorite places to visit, so stay tuned!). I want to say thank you to all of you too for encouraging me to do this and letting me know I don't have to have all the answers right now. You all have opened my eyes to an amazing world and I look forward to many years of friendship with all of you. Believe or not i am still not crying, however if i continue it just might make me! Yes Cindy, I can cry!!
Now that it is time to actually write a post, i am sitting here thinking what can I possibly say that will be thought provoking and poetic at the same time. Well I suppose that will have to come with time, all I have got right now is I have to go do laundry and fill out a business license application to start this new and exciting journey. Sometimes I wonder if I will have enough ideas to keep creating new and beautiful jewelry, something that will stand out from the crowd. I guess we will all see together :) I have even wanted to just sit down and paint all day for the last couple days, I haven't painted or drawn since kindergarten when I got in trouble for my stick people not having any clothes on. I just shut down all art after that, so after my class with Misty Mawn http://www.mistymawn.typepad.com/ all I want to do is paint something, anything! Thanks Misty for you friendship and for bringing me out of my painting shell. I hope you move goes smoothly, I know how fun that can be! I even learned that fabric can be cool, thanks Kristen :) So i will be trying to carve out a studio in my home this weekend, and then figuring out how to post pictures to this thing, For the millionth time, Help Cindy!!!! Lisa, http://mysweetpetunia.blogspot.com if you have any pointers that would be great, your studio is amazing!! Maybe I will just close my eyes and dream of yours......................