Shell Baby

Last weekend I finally finished my little shell baby necklace.
That poor little dear has languished on my bead board for two years.
How is that possible? She was so sweet and I was so unsure what to do with her.
Finally, enough was enough and I sat down and finished her.

In some ways I felt she looked like she was someone else's project. But now that she is finished I know this piece is all mine.  I am learning new ways of making jewelry and loving it.

I like telling a story, using found elements. Although I have been working in mixed media jewelry for a few years now, not many of my buyers seem to like the results. Oh well, onward in the name of self expression...

xoxo

Let it all spill out...

Starting a blog was only the beginning. Now I actually have to post. This is sometimes difficult because I tend to hold my emotions and thoughts inside. Although this may seem obvious, it wasn't something I considered when beginning.

I recently took a communication course through Landmark Education. There have been many miracles from those weekends and am working hard to speak the truth in my life.

I discovered I am not a stand for myself and my artistic expression. Getting me in to my studio is the very last thing on the lists that I make. When they said I could have anything I wanted for myself and my life I didn't realise it would take the whole me to come out of hiding and holding back from others. It is no mystery why I'm struggling with making art.

Having Anything I want for my life is something I'm not familiar with. I would say Anything for my children, Anything for my husband, Anything for my friends, but Anything for me is something that until I took that seminar was just not possible. Now I see I too can have Anything I want for my life. It's me that needs to show up!

The possibility I am creating for my life and my future is fearless honesty in communication and full self expression.