Autumnal Commitments

I've got absolutely nothing to report, or at least no interesting happenings of late. I'll just pen/click a few lines to update you on the state of my being as we enter a new season on this first day of autumn.

First, I need a good slap in face. Or elsewhere. If I don't get back into some serious art making SOON . . . NOW (took a summer break), I'm convinced that anything else I do will only be feeding a miserable apathetic existence. I will not be pleasant, sane or content without it. Yes, I know, not many of you have witnessed me in a bad mood, but that's likely because I spent most of my time with you all in a time and a place where I pushed myself to be creative without rest. . . . I assure you, I have a tongue as sharp as any diamond and I KNOW I've got to dull it some or I'm sure my family will lose its patience and present mental state of grace and forgiveness where I am concerned.

Second, in an effort to CREATE, I've been thinking about picking up local art course or two over a few weekends this fall. Pulling myself out of bed early enough on a Saturday morning would be next to torture by flame though. Hmm.. Not a good enough excuse, I know, but really, Saturday morning is the only time of the week I get any sleep. To make some art I need at least a few hours a week.

I also plan to go to the ICS (Institute for Christian Studies) conference in a few weeks, so that right there puts a plug in committing to a month worth of Saturday classes in October.

All the being said, I still have my eye on a course in November. Collographs. Printmaking happens to be something I can connect with in a serious way, so I plan to spend the month of October getting as much sleep as I can so that I MIGHT be able to make it through November on no sleep at all. It will be rough. But art is so worth it.