Ho Ho Homebody

Even obsessive artists need some time off. I took the last two days to visit my dad, and today to do pretty much nothing, except continue the choco-fest.

The cool thing about this blog is that people keep popping up to say that they've visited the blog; people I haven't heard from in years, including my ex-pat cousin. I love hearing that. (If you're one of these people, please try to register with Google to comment! It's really not hard and only takes a few minutes. I KNOW it's a deterrent to commenting, to have to register, but hopefully it keeps out spammers, and I really love hearing from you. Also, you can always email me to say hi, if you're having trouble with the registration process.)

I'm going to get back to work tomorrow; clean up the studio and get organized for the new year. In the meantime, here's a link to Shelley Hocknell's new blog: Painting A Day.

Thought for the Day

Just quickly, as I've got to run to Little League games this morning...
This quote, by artist Shelley Hocknell, really struck me.

"To me it’s a form of meditation, similar in principal to painting and climbing - overcoming your perceptions of what you are (or are not) capable of doing, by mentally relaxing in a challenging situation and allowing yourself to succeed, rather than ‘trying hard’ and often failing."

She's talking about something called "slacklining", but what I like is the idea of overcoming my perceptions (often limiting) and learning to relax in a challenging situation. I'm not likely to find myself slacklining anytime soon, but as my adventures and challenges mostly take place in my studio, I found this inspiring.