Showing posts with label 1000 Journals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1000 Journals. Show all posts

11/19/10

La Vida Artistica: The Artist's Life. My life. This week.


Dear Diary: the life of an artist is not easy.  Lot's of ups and downs this week. A workshop that I very much wanted to teach, did not fill. Yet, I was asked to give a talk about encaustics at a local art guild meeting. What fun! Today, I get to work on ART all afternoon. Fantastic! Yesterday, I spent half the day updating my resume just in case that "perfect" part-time gig suddenly appears or drops into my lap. After 52 years on this earth, with a Bachelors degree in fine art, a successful 15+ years in the graphic design field, raising a family of two fabulous and creative children, and finding my way into one of the most desireable paths a person could choose (making and teaching art): I somehow feel inadequate. Updating resumes and applying for jobs can do that to a person.

But, my heart remains full, and sometimes, hopeful. That I am doing the right "thing", going against ALL logic, and pursuing this crazy career. That's all for now...

I would LOVE to hear about some of your "trials and triumphs" under "Comments"!

1/30/09

1000 Journals DVD



The 1000 Journals Project was launched a couple of years ago by a man named 'someguy' who lives in San Francisco. These journals are now traveling all over the world, via random people who make a journal entry and then leave the journal in a random place–ready to be picked up by the next person who finds it. I had the wonderful privilege to make a journal entry in one of these journals last year during ArtFest, in Port Townsend, Washington. I met 'someguy', who is just a regular guy with an ingenious idea! Unfortunately, I did not write down the journal number that I journaled in, so I don't know where it is in the world right now. In many instances, journalers will scan their entries and post them with the journal number and where it is at the moment. The documentary has just been released, and I can't wait to see it. Be on the lookout–you never know when you might find one of these journals! 
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