posted May 13, 2012 02:57 AM            

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Before you try to tell anyone what art is, go to school for it for at least four years. If you can't do that, at least go to your library and study up A LOT and then pick up a paint brush and buy tons of materials and try to do what people who are serious into this business are doing. It's soul sucking, backbreaking, no rewards....but they do it because it's in them. I guarentee you will gain a greater appreciation and understanding of what artists everywhere go through and are struggling to do. The modern world does not appreciate artist in any form any more. We struggle more than any average person realizes.

There is no appreciation for these people. Is a cryin' shame too.

It's terrible and I plan on doing something about it. In my own community anyway.

'Cause i'm p****** about it.

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and I've tried to tell people the same thing! Most of my paintings weren't very good, but they took a lot out of me. I would find that my whole body was tense as I focused, and every single muscle would be *exhausted* afterwards. I would be thirsty and starving, so I would get so far and then run to the kitchen, then just crawl into bed exhausted. And that didn't even produce something worthy of being put up in a gallery.

posted May 17, 2012 01:37 AM            

Yeah, I know you get it. Unless someone throws the themself deep into it they could never understand how much goes into it and how much energy it takes. If it's not painful, it's probably not good art. Or it's just a fun hobby for someone.

Same here with getting exhausted, not eating or drinking and working entire day on something. I'm exhausted all the time because it's all i focus on and spend most of my time doing.

Anyway, lots to say on the subject, but I won't because I don't like most people here and don't want to share my innermost thoughts with people I don't like (thread lurker members) here anymore.

Yeah, email me!

I have a list of things to cut out of my life permanently during this eclipse time. I notice it's been the best time astrologically to do so. snip, snip

posted May 17, 2012 01:39 AM            

& have fun with the tp roll critters. Yeah, i bet Rosie will find them fun to make.

posted May 24, 2012 04:13 PM            

I have been spending a lot of time on Etsy lately though. Gives me cool ideas (that I'll never have time for anyway LOL)

posted May 25, 2012 01:22 AM            

Hope you start to feel better soon. I'm pooped atm. In the middle of a couple of projects. Maybe I'll post some pics here soon. I know what you mean about getting frustrated with self and not feeling like there is enough time in a day. I do not know where the time goes. Seems it's going by to quickly though. I've also been dealing with a health problem that's slowing me down. So that is frustrating.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with when you get to it.

posted May 25, 2012 01:25 AM            

People are doing some amazing things out there!

Great place to go to get oneself inspired or revved up again!

posted May 25, 2012 11:06 AM            

Time is absolutely FLYING by for me these days. In a good way, finally being spent in happy times. Daily troubles, but nothing that can't be dealt with.

I also picked up an old shutter that I have some ideas on. It's almost the color of oxidized copper, many layers of paint that sort of make it special. I think it will be a shelf backing, I have a really large wall in my living room that I want to display smaller pieces on. There is an embroidered tapestry hanging there now, which I LOVE, but I want to put it in my stairwell. Less likely to be touched by little hands LOL.

We will see. I am already starting to feel more energy (3rd day of meds) and I am ITCHING to rock some sh!t out!

posted May 29, 2012 12:19 PM            

How are you feeling now? Been rockin' some sh!t out over here too. Feels good to be getting things accomplished.

posted May 29, 2012 04:06 PM            

Do you have any ideas for hairpieces? Like, flowered clips or even metalwork? I could see that working well for you. I'm just starting to wear things in my hair. It's really long and too hot to do anything with it but I like a long side plait with an adornment.

posted May 29, 2012 04:42 PM            

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Originally posted by ghanima81:

Man, I wish you could make wedding dresses!!

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posted May 30, 2012 04:22 AM            

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LOVE the scarf. I would wear that pretty much as you described it. Jeans, white wife beater, silver bangled and earrings.

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Thanks! Next up will be finally getting to the felting supplies I bought awhile back. Going to try to do a cobweb style nuno felted scarf, light and airy. I love the look of them. It's quite a process though - wet felting.

Oh and funny you should ask about flowered clips out of metal. Last year I made a bunch of hairpins out of aluminum that would have gotten thrown away. Little rosettes, but they were really time consuming. I've always wanted to get into metal work and read that is something someone with Mars/Uranus aspect would be good at. Maybe someday.

Thanks for the comment!

posted July 08, 2012 11:19 AM            

& at least you are finding some time to do some little projects. Cool about craigslist freecycle! I hadnt heard of that. I know one guy was in the news for living off of doing trades through craigslist and wanted to look into that. He even traded his antique car for a house.