We always celebrate heavily on Christmas Eve, because in our
family, there is always a birthday then: my Dad and
oldest brother shared that birthday, then Cindy added to the equation by giving birth to Nick
(BooBoo) a month late on the now famous December 24th birthday:
Three generations of oldest males. No pressure Nick! Oh and happy 29th!
A great meal and celebration was had by all!
Christmas celebrations seemed to go without a hitch and
Santa was able to find all of us at the farm! The place just sort of warms your
heart. Fire in the fireplace, music, something good cooking or baking in the
oven or on the grill (or both usually!) There is always a puzzle going to keep
Marge out of trouble and the usual fun holiday spirits. Seems like this year,
more of us had to work, so having everyone together on Christmas morning was
extra special!
Cindy and I were able to escape to Sanford for the day. We
ended up going to The Sanford Antique Mall and had an absolute blast! Oh my
God, if you have not been there, it is definitely worth the trip! We could have
brought the trailer, but opted to just bring Cindy’s vehicle. You guessed it…we
filled it to the brim! Cindy found a vintage rattan bar and stools, and some
other stuff…I forget, but it ended up filling the back of her car. Woot! I love
it when she lets me go on buying sprees with her. So, now she’ll add that to
the other vintage rattan furniture she bought, lug it all down to Key West,
spruce it up, add some cushions and voila! My favorite part of antique shopping is always the DOLLS! If you know me, you know I love baby dolls. So, I spent a good part of my time taking photos of these lovely new creatures so that I can incorporate them into my collages and encaustic paintings! Sure is wonderful living in this day and age with all the great technological advances we have; one of which is my handy dandy digital camera. Whether I use my iphone or my Canon Rebel, I can still take tons of photos and use them for my artwork. I love that!
Hopefully soon, I will be posting photos or videos about some of the processes I use, because:
Major change in my position at Jerry’s Artarama. Well, major
to me anyway. For the last 12 years, I’ve been working out of the Raleigh
retail store. I was the Event Coordinator for the store and for Art of the
Carolinas. Recently my title was changed to Director of Art Education. Now, as
of January 1st, I will be working out of our corporate headquarters
still in Raleigh, but on Maddry Oaks Court and my new title is Director of Art
of the Carolinas Operations. Basically I will be working solely on Art of the
Carolinas and my other duties have been dispersed. I will be working four days
a week and be free to pursue my own art and teaching activities on that fifth
day plus the weekends.
Here's what I started working on one of my first Fridays off:
Oh yeh! You guessed it! Babydolls and encaustic.
So, there you have it. The new me. I think this might be
pretty cool actually. I’m slowly but surely getting used to the change in my
routine and I am a major creature of habit, so please wish me luck!
I just read this recently:
Give up your resistance to change. Change is good. Change will help you move from A to B. Change will help you make improvements in your life and also in the lives of those around you. Follow your bliss, embrace the change - don't resist it.
"Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls." - Joseph Campbell
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