Catching Up

Whew.  It's been a crazy couple of weeks ... haven't had much time to devote to my blog and creative pursuits.  This is the first day in awhile that I've had all to myself!  Wheee!

Mr. P.'s work situation continues to hover over us.  The entire process has been a twisty, dizzying roller-coaster ride (I don't like roller coasters, literal or figurative).  It's been hard not to just crawl into bed with the pillow over my head until everything is finalized and official.  There is still hope he will remain at home, but I have to ready myself for the possibility that he will leave.  It's a very weird place to be emotionally, stuck somewhere between hope and despair.

My Blythe doll obsession has proved to be a worthy distraction from all the stress.  Working with them and photographing them is such a challenge, something totally new for me.  I actually spend a lot of time reading my digital camera manual, twisting knobs, and pushing buttons (and using a tripod!) to take more considered photos.  I'm still traveling a major learning curve, but it's fun! 

In addition to being a great distraction, Blythe is also a gifted ambassador.   I had the pleasure of meeting Amanda (a local blogger) last weekend to drop off her first Blythe doll (I predict the first of many!).  It was such a treat to meet her in person after following her blog for awhile ... Amanda is charming and kind and she is already well on her way to creating her own Blythe fashion line!  Can't wait for that!

Beyond the dolls (and worrying!), I've spent a lot of time paging through this book.  The tone occasionally borders on over-zealous (though the D.I.Y. movement is one I support), but the photos and ideas for different graphic design projects are verrrrrry inspiring.  I'm itching to spend some time with my publishing software and my printer making cool stuff. 

I've also been working on pages in my newest art journal, which you can see at my flickr site.  I found out recently that a few of my journal pages have been selected to appear in a book of art journal pages to be published in the near future.  I've never had my work published in a book, so that's kind of fun news.  I had to submit my artwork to the publisher electronically and I got a very thorough education about scanning, resolution, and file sizes ... it's a completely different ballgame when the photos have to look good printed on paper instead of the computer screen. 

This is becoming a monster post, and though I could probably write more, I should stop so I can go make stuff!

Hope all is well with you!

Comments

[violetkey]

I have flipped through that DYI book too - i have yet to buy it but interested.

Do you make your Blythe dolls to sell?

I admire your work in your journal, especially "These Are My Pieces" & "Beneath it All". I keep telling my sell i will start an art journal but have yet to do it.

I'm sorry to hear that your husbands situation is still up in the air. I too also like knowing things in concrete terms. Hopefully, you will know soon.

[Neda]

Congratulations! You deserve all the exposure.

[kiri]

thats great news regrading the book. congratulations. looking forward to seeing it.