The weather is turning here, and outside my lounge room window were the amazing colours of the leaves turning gold and red for autumn... just the one branch for now!
I'm working hard on a huge illustration - an idea I had for a series of drawings, and I am loving working with my promarkers again. Such fun! I hope to have it completed by the end of the week.
The other day I was out to dinner with a few of the girls from my mothers group, and during the course of the evening we were talking about what we did before becoming full time mothers, and whether we would go back to the job we had before our children or if we wanted to do something else.
Aided by a few glasses of chardonnay, I took a deep breath and said "well I would love to be an artist, but that's not going to happen"....
What the?? Did that just come out of my mouth?? Did I really say that, and more disturbingly, is that what I really felt?? Talk about two steps forward, and three giant leaps back!
Two weeks later and a large amount of soul searching, I am going to nurture my fragile inner artist, I am going to love her, and encourage her, praise her and cultivate her, and next time I will say - "Well, I am an artist." Shut mouth now ; )
Wow - I really have it together this week! Not only did I finished my M3 painting, but now I have finished an illustration friday prompt for the first time in ages and I have managed to post it!
This is my response to 'stir'. She is looking a little daunted by the whole baking thing. Maybe she is making a cake for her mothers group (eekk! My turn next week!)
Right since on on an all time productivity high I am off to start my ATC's for the willowing exchange.