Both kids left for camp this year and you would think that 10 kid-free days would equal quality productive time, but you'd be wrong! Although many things did get organized around the house...unfortunately my studio wasn't one of them!
So, yesterday I had this big reality check in the shower. (Side note...shower time is like yoga for me...the only place in the house I can tune out all the distractions and it's best place to think!) Ok...so I realized that I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up...I'm 43, by the way...and I realized that's really ok. Today I spent all day in my studio doing metal work and it was fabulous. But on some days I'm a chef, others an art instructor, some days I feel like painting and drawing, other days I bake or sew. I am food critic, travel agent and social coordinator. And some days I'm just mom. I do consider it a gift that I get to wear so many hats and I want to embrace that even more. And that is really what "Once Upon a Blank Canvas" is all about...the ability to create myself every day and enjoy it rather than feeling frustrated that I don't fit an exact mold...
Here is a look at what I was working on today:
These are going to be yads which are pointers used when reading from the Torah. They are for my niece and nephew who will celebrate there bar/bat mitzvahs next month.
