And it's Sunday night again. I'm so happy and proud to share work from a series I've been dipping into for a few years now. Somerset Studio May/June issue published some of this work.
and you've seen glimpses of it here and there.
I work very deeply in this series but some of it feels a bit unformed, elusive. Big chunks of time would help. Let me hold my sides as I bend over laughing.
I think: "Maybe I'll abandon the watercolors, the flowers, the art journaling and just concentrate on this." But I never do.
There aren't enough hours in the day. I wonder if I could make a commitment to this. Do you every do that? Examine something and decide "This is really Important." And then make a conscious decision. Or do we all just get swept away in the field of minutiae like crumbs on the kitchen floor.
This is a question for a quiet night. If I hadn't quit smoking, I'd be doing that right now. lol.
I get it. Totally. And I also love these pieces.
Posted by: Mary Beth Shaw | 05/11/2015 at 09:45 AM
so proud of you for quitting!
Posted by: jeanne | 05/11/2015 at 11:49 AM
Thanks Jeanne, 16 months.
Posted by: Diana Trout | 05/11/2015 at 01:59 PM
Thanks, MB. I know you do get it. We should do a support group :)
Posted by: Diana Trout | 05/11/2015 at 02:02 PM
Smoked far to many years. Stopped 3 years ago. It is hard but, I feel better.
I always have liked your needle work. I did it at one time but, not as serious as I should have and made no commitment to do so.
Posted by: Barb J | 05/11/2015 at 06:57 PM
Trying things out is fine. Dabble. I remember my Dad telling me he was a jack of all trades, master of none. I’d disagree with that. He knew a lot about a lot :)
Quitting: very hard. I took up e-cigs which aren’t great but will keep me permanently off. Every once in a while, I yearn for the real thing but not often at all. Surprising.
Thanks for your kind words.
Posted by: Diana Trout | 05/11/2015 at 11:15 PM
Well fellow dabbler, my mother called me a Jack of all trades, master of none and it was years before I realised it meant I was versatile (lucky us). My uncle called me Mucker and I think it took root in my DNA.
But I know what you mean abot time . . . something always gets in the way and it's usually me! Right now though you'd be proud of me, without a studio, my living room looks like it's been ransacked because I have been collaging, painting and sewing up a storm . . . loving every moment of it but who knows what I'll do tomorrow? The same? Read a novel? I'd like to be disciplined enough to say that every morning for 3 hours I will develop this topography series through to something I can feel satisfied with but I hate to disappoint myself.
Oh dear . . . is it wine-o'clock yet?
Posted by: Wendy @ the Late Start Studio | 05/12/2015 at 11:47 PM
like what you are doing but then I love the golden lady too just keep on doing its all fun and all good! and just think what you would do if you weren't painting, sewing etc clean?????
Posted by: lyle baxter | 05/13/2015 at 07:05 AM
Well, I think you’ve worked long enough to enjoy whatever whim comes along your way. I still have a few more years of that but! at least most of what I do I love. And I always sneak in some playtime. Yes, it’s wine o’clock there but 8:30 am here. Tea o’clock.
Posted by: Diana Trout | 05/13/2015 at 08:26 AM
lol. No. I probably wouldn’t clean. Although I don’t mind it terribly much, if the studio is calling, I answer :)
Posted by: Diana Trout | 05/13/2015 at 08:27 AM
You could always say you were having a wine with me. :)
Posted by: Wendy @ the Late Start Studio | 05/13/2015 at 04:27 PM
a whine … well, it’s time now but I have to tidy the studio
Posted by: Diana Trout | 05/13/2015 at 04:43 PM
I just saw the article and wanted to let you know it is great! I totally understand the time thing. Sigh.
Posted by: stephanie | 05/14/2015 at 12:07 PM
I really like Wendy's equating being versatile with being a jack of all. Versatility has such a nice positive connotation, but I do like the word dabbler, too, because a dabbler sounds playful and inclined to experimentation.
Posted by: Mary H | 05/14/2015 at 12:07 PM
A mucker about :) My dad was a jack of all trades - so many interests. It think that my need to try different things is more about “cracking the code.” Learning how to do a thing is fun.
Posted by: Diana Trout | 05/16/2015 at 08:58 AM
I suppose wishing that there were more hours in a day is something we can be grateful for. Imagine if we wished that there were less? eEEEEk. That thought just occurred to me!
Posted by: Diana Trout | 05/17/2015 at 10:00 AM
I just love sewing on paper - and your samples are so gorgeous!
Posted by: Amy Maricle | 05/27/2015 at 01:24 PM
Thanks so much! There is something special about stitch and paper.
Posted by: Diana Trout | 05/27/2015 at 07:29 PM