Riding the Wild Donkey.....

So, today I rode my first Wild Donkey....

No, not one of these:

One of these:

Riding a Wild Donkey

For ages now, I've been procrastinating and getting easily distracted ....this is the story of my life, but for 2013 I have decided to adopt the Riding of the Wild Donkey technique.

I knew that I needed to get my Folksy site up and running, I'd taken the photos of the things for sale, played around with the images......drank many cups of tea and spent hours on the interweb doing nothing in particular...anything, but actually doing the damn thing.

So, I wrote in my new diary at date and time that I was going to do it..no ifs or buts..that was when I had to do it.

And surprise, surprise..it worked.

Maybe I'm someone who works to deadlines and strict timetables after all???

So may I proudly present my new Folksy site....

Missmerrydown Folksy Shop

And I owe it all to this:

Leonie Dawson

2013.....

I'm going to make you full of this:

New work.....

"Whilst she sleeps"

I am playing around with the idea of taking my work in a slightly (very slightly) different direction.

I've been feeling a lot more grounded and calm recently and feel the need for this to come through in my work...a more tree hugging, yoghurt knitter kinda vibe!!

She's still a work in progress, but I like her.

I have been mostly....

working on top secret projects!!!

Starting a new painting.....although I'm being drawn to the craft side at the moment, so I expect it will sit on the easel for a while, waiting for the inspiration to strike again.

And I've been working on me abit too...maybe I'll explain that at a later date....

With this extra time....

I've been tidying my "studio"......

My little cheering squad looking on while I am working at the easel 

Started on a new piece......

No longer intimidated by a blank canvas.

Been outside to gain some inspiration......

Love the bright colours of flowers

Baked some goodies....

They taste good

Painted in cheesecloth and fluffy socks....

Snuggly

And finished the painting I started last week.....

It's been a good start to this re-jiggled life!!

A new start....

For what seems like forever and a day I have struggled with the whole work/life/art balance.
This has left me sad, angry and frustrated a lot of the time.
BUT finally I may have got it sussed.

By jiggy my work schedule, I seem to have jiggled myself more time for arty/crafty stuff and more time for my life as well.

Go Team Me!!!

So yesterday, after spending the morning doing "work" stuff, I came home, relaxed, thought about art and life stuff and then spent a large part of the afternoon watching the rabbit that lives in the garden...no pressure.

The Garden...no rabbit

This morning I have been creating a surprise for a friend and again, no pressure. It felt good.....

Back behind the easel.......

For the first time in ages, I feel excited and enthusiastic about being in front of a blank canvas.

I believe that "creative me" is sneaking her way back in....

I'll keep you posted

xxx