I woke up this morning with a craving for Ants on a Log. For those of you who don't know what that is, it's celery with peanut butter and raisins. (pic to the left) I ate it often as a child but haven't had it in at least 25-30 years. As I was eating it this morning I was trying to figure out why I wanted it, what triggered the memory of it, where the craving came from. I came up with nothing. It's a tasty treat that is relatively good for you but it certainly isn't something that I would normally eat. I don't even normally have celery in my house but there I was, eating Ants on a Log with a big grin on my face and I realized that though I have no idea why, the joy I was experiencing was enough. I stopped wondering why and just ate up my breakfast and started the day with a smile. I added some scrumptious cherries and to top things off, some delish iced tea with lemon. And a bright good morning to you all!
Fueled with good food and a good mood, I am in the studio again. It took a while for me to get into the groove this summer because there were so many things that needed to be done to wrap up last semester and prep for summer classes and for next semester, but finally, last week I was able to start spending some quality time in the studio doing my own work. I've slowly gotten into a routine of 8-10 hours a day in the studio every day and holy buckets has that been productive! One piece down (see last blog post) one piece half down and another started along with a ton of prep work for 3 other pieces. It feels good to get into my own work in such a focused way. Summer is my time to create and this summer I was beginning to think I wasn't going to be able to do any of my own work, but I was proved wrong. I could dwell on the fact that I don't have as much time as I thought I would, but why waste time with that! I am eating up the time I have with relish and look out because some fabulous work is coming your way!
Fueled with good food and a good mood, I am in the studio again. It took a while for me to get into the groove this summer because there were so many things that needed to be done to wrap up last semester and prep for summer classes and for next semester, but finally, last week I was able to start spending some quality time in the studio doing my own work. I've slowly gotten into a routine of 8-10 hours a day in the studio every day and holy buckets has that been productive! One piece down (see last blog post) one piece half down and another started along with a ton of prep work for 3 other pieces. It feels good to get into my own work in such a focused way. Summer is my time to create and this summer I was beginning to think I wasn't going to be able to do any of my own work, but I was proved wrong. I could dwell on the fact that I don't have as much time as I thought I would, but why waste time with that! I am eating up the time I have with relish and look out because some fabulous work is coming your way!
Skinning of structure has begun
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One side skinned!
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So for now I am going to sign off and get back to work. I will put up more pictures as things progress and maybe (if I can get my ducks in a row) a video on how I make these luminary forms so that you can try it yourself!
Ta ta for now!
Stacey
Ta ta for now!
Stacey
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