My experiment with a journal page grid? Not so good. I don't like the way it's turning out. Appears, I need my space! So I guess I'll be reverting back to full size pages. I think I still like the pages unbound, again that is still under review.
I'm in the midst of a massive re-org of my studio. My daughter took the doors off my two armoires and took down the shelf in the closet. I emptied my armoires and moved them into the closet. Looks fabulous. The rest of the room? Looks like a bomb exploded! It's looked bad before but it is truly out of control now! Anyway they say that when you start to organise, that it gets way worse before it gets better. Still a work in progress. My daughter is going out to buy a new router tomorrow and then I'll be moving my desk, computer and printer upstairs. Will take pictures so you can see my progress.
Speaking of pictures, what's up with blogspot? I can't upload pictures. When I try it only gives me 3 choices for where I can get my images, and my computer is not one of them. It's just lately that I can't upload so I'm wondering if I modified one of my settings without realizing it. Will need to explore that.
Gotta' run as my studio is calling me .....help... save me..... I've fallen and I can't get up! Well, I think you get the picture.
Caio!
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Running behind
Today is Tuesday and I didn't post on the weekend so I guess that puts me one post behind. I'm not going to beat myself up about it. I'll just try to catch up sometime this week.
My week didn't start out all that well. I believe that I have the makings of an abcessed tooth. I have to make yet another trip to my dentist tomorrow morning, during rush hour no less, so he can take a look at it. It's not too painful, although I have had a tooth ache of varying degrees of pain for the last several days. Nothing that an Ibuprofen wouldn't help! I have another appointment next week so he can start rebuilding my teeth - long story, very long story - so I hoped he would just give me some antibiotics that would hold me til I see him next week. No such luck - he has to see me in order to give me the meds. What's up with that? :)
Not too much new on the art front. I've been working in my journal and I think I've decided that I prefer the larger, prebound pages. I'm finding that I tend to forget about the blank borders I need to leave for binding and that might cause some problems down the road. As well a 5 x 7 journal page is not very big, so I have come to discover. The page I mentioned dividing up into quadrants (so I wouldn't have to fill a large space with journalling) is really not working all that well. I've redone one portion of it 3 times. Good Lord what the heck is going on with that? Anyway, I'll keep plugging along on the page but I think that I'll probably be switching to a larger format.
Gotta run.....Caio!
My week didn't start out all that well. I believe that I have the makings of an abcessed tooth. I have to make yet another trip to my dentist tomorrow morning, during rush hour no less, so he can take a look at it. It's not too painful, although I have had a tooth ache of varying degrees of pain for the last several days. Nothing that an Ibuprofen wouldn't help! I have another appointment next week so he can start rebuilding my teeth - long story, very long story - so I hoped he would just give me some antibiotics that would hold me til I see him next week. No such luck - he has to see me in order to give me the meds. What's up with that? :)
Not too much new on the art front. I've been working in my journal and I think I've decided that I prefer the larger, prebound pages. I'm finding that I tend to forget about the blank borders I need to leave for binding and that might cause some problems down the road. As well a 5 x 7 journal page is not very big, so I have come to discover. The page I mentioned dividing up into quadrants (so I wouldn't have to fill a large space with journalling) is really not working all that well. I've redone one portion of it 3 times. Good Lord what the heck is going on with that? Anyway, I'll keep plugging along on the page but I think that I'll probably be switching to a larger format.
Gotta run.....Caio!
Thursday, January 05, 2012
Happy New Year !
Good morning and Happy New Year !
I'm not much for New Year's resolutions, mostly because I never seem to keep them. However, I am prepared to go out on a limb and share 2 of my resolutions with you.
Resolution #1 is to work in my art Journal , as in having an entry, for every day of the month of January. That's a huge commitment for me so I'm excited to see if I can really do it. I have a real problem with putting words to the page so while I've committed to journalling every day, the content will be short, sweet and not necessarily wordz. I've gone to a smaller journal for 2012 and I'm not binding the pages until after the work is complete. I'm liking that so far! I've also sectioned off my first page so there is very little space to fill in for each day. I'm hoping because I don't have to fill a full page, that this will help me get past the fear of the blank page. Definitely a work in progress!
Resolution # 2 is to post to the blog on a more regular basis. I know, I know, I've said that before.....so now I'm saying it again! I've pretty much opted out of Live Journal, just not enough hours in the day! My goal is to post a minimum of twice weekly (for a minimum of 104 posts for 2012). I think I'll make an appointment with myself twice a week to do this. Perhaps Thursday and Sunday? Or Wednesday and Saturday? Anyway you get the picture. I was gifted with a killer daytimer so these appointments will get entered in "the book" which is pretty much what I use to manage my life.
I have some art from 2011 that I'll post next time. I know, I know - you've heard that before too!
So far this is a baby step on the path to achieving one of my goals for 2012. 1 post down and only 103 to go! Stay tuned.
Caio!
I'm not much for New Year's resolutions, mostly because I never seem to keep them. However, I am prepared to go out on a limb and share 2 of my resolutions with you.
Resolution #1 is to work in my art Journal , as in having an entry, for every day of the month of January. That's a huge commitment for me so I'm excited to see if I can really do it. I have a real problem with putting words to the page so while I've committed to journalling every day, the content will be short, sweet and not necessarily wordz. I've gone to a smaller journal for 2012 and I'm not binding the pages until after the work is complete. I'm liking that so far! I've also sectioned off my first page so there is very little space to fill in for each day. I'm hoping because I don't have to fill a full page, that this will help me get past the fear of the blank page. Definitely a work in progress!
Resolution # 2 is to post to the blog on a more regular basis. I know, I know, I've said that before.....so now I'm saying it again! I've pretty much opted out of Live Journal, just not enough hours in the day! My goal is to post a minimum of twice weekly (for a minimum of 104 posts for 2012). I think I'll make an appointment with myself twice a week to do this. Perhaps Thursday and Sunday? Or Wednesday and Saturday? Anyway you get the picture. I was gifted with a killer daytimer so these appointments will get entered in "the book" which is pretty much what I use to manage my life.
I have some art from 2011 that I'll post next time. I know, I know - you've heard that before too!
So far this is a baby step on the path to achieving one of my goals for 2012. 1 post down and only 103 to go! Stay tuned.
Caio!
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