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Moving Beyond Fear… Self-Care
LEAP: Day 2, 7.10.21
So today I went to Floor & Decor and bought 30 white ceramic tiles, 10 each of three different shapes — 4” by 4”, 10” by 4”, and 12” by 3”, and came to the studio. Step one — clean the workspace. Put away all old projects, half-finished relics, tools, supplies. I junked the stuff I don’t like, and yes, I pulled up the watercolor I taped-down a year and a half ago when we first moved into the studio space.
I’m not junking it, just not finishing it now. I did consider finishing it, but it seemed wrong to work on something (AKA create art) that my heart isn’t into when I am so excited to start the new project. So, I pulled it up and re-taped it out of the way. I gave myself a big, clear space to create in, then took a 10” by 4” tile out of its wrapping.
Instantly I knew what I wanted to do… a decoupage photo, a sand frame, beach glass, a rock, and my favorite find — the glass top of a bottle. Don’t know what kind, but not your average bottle — maybe a fancy decanter. The globe-like top is made of 2 separate layers of glass, with a hollow inside. All of it is still intact, though the glass has been rocked white by its journey.
