Post 500

Yes, I have posted 500 times in the past 41 months. That factors out to 12.2 posts per month. And that sounds about right. Three times a week. Not that I think I will be posting this today as Blogger is going "belly up" in the snow storm. Everyone must be home writing stuff on the internet.

We drove over to P's house today and tried, unsuccessfully, to get her iMac to accept a working email account. After several hours on the phone with her internet provider we came to the conclusion that there is something very wrong with the iMac. I think she needs to consult with the previous owners. G needs to get down to the serious work here at home: snow blowing the driveway before it starts to RAIN. We have about 8 to 12 inches of new dry snow and it'll be easy to get up NOW, but after it rains; forget about it!

I am ready to move onto Art Rule #4. Think of work as exercise. Well, I think exercise is work. I know what this is supposed to mean. Work on your art like it was a daily exercise like walking the dog. Just put on the shoes, coat, scarf, mittens and get out there and walk. So for the art exercise, just get into the studio and do something. Pick up fabric and sew it to another piece. And then another. Easy to write here, but hard for me to actually do. I do much better when I have a deadline for getting something done. The reason this isn't working for me is I have no reason to make anything. No abiding passion for the work right now.

My only passion right now is cooking. And eating. Only good things in moderation, but food is what I think about, plan for and enjoy the work of creating. Right now. And posting on my blog about what I am cooking.

If I skip ahead to Art Rule #5 - Explore series development and exhaust personal themes. I did this once and made 5 pieces. I sold piece 4 and 5 as soon as they were viewed. I had taken the first piece and kept modifying it, but after 5, I got bored with the size and process. It could be that I had taken that particular theme as far as it could go in that size or method. I did make 4 pieces in the Anger series and the one people like the best is #1. I guess I ran out of anger after making that one and shouldn't have continued. But I happen to like #4 best. Maybe I work best in a limited series of 4 or 5 pieces in a theme. Short attention span theater.

So here we are, 500 posts, and nothing more to say. Dinner tonight, after all the snow is cleared off the driveway, will be pizza and salad. Lots of pizza for G and just a few corners (my favorite part, for me. And lots of salad. G will also finish the last piece of triple chocolate brownie cake. Or I might just have a big bowl of popcorn.