Creative Rehab - Day 1 and 2

Happy New Year!!

Yesterday was Day 1 of Creative Rehab, but I missed yesterday, so I will post day 1 and 2 now to catch up.  Why did I miss yesterday?  Well, I was absorbed in creating my personal and business goals for 2014 using two workbooks created by Leoni Dawson called "Create Your Amazing Year."  She uses really great prompts to get you thinking about where your are, where you want to be, and what you want.  I'm not completely done yet as I need to create my dream boards still - but I will post those when they are done.

One of the exercises I did was coming up with a word and a phrase that I want to live by in 2014.  I decided that my "word" this year is Authenticity - which for me means that my goal each and every day is to live as authentically as I can, being true to who I am and what I want in all facets of my life.  My phrase is Spirit Goddess which for me means that I am embracing both my inner-spirit and my inner-goddess.

I did an Oracle reading and was amazed and surprised at which cards I pulled (if you click on the photo, you should be able to make it bigger):

So needless to say it has been an inspiring, awakening, and beautiful start to my new year! So, back to Creative Rehab!

Here is my shot for Day1:

When it's done it will be a pendent.  The stone is a garnet.

Day 2:

You might think my day 2 photo is odd but i'm very proud of my DIY lightbox!

To keep things simple, I'm just going to keep adding to this post each day rather than create a new post for each day, and I hope you'll join me by sharing your photos on my Facebook page!

And remember, it doesn't have to be "art" per se - just whatever makes your heart sing.

'Til tomorrow!

Creative Rehab - 365 Days of Art, Part Deux

Seven months ago I posted a "call to arms" in the form of an artistic revolution and never followed through.  So I am putting it out there again. 

Now seems the time as I am relaunching my jewelry, and New Year's is just around the corner.  A new year, a new me, a new relationship with my art.  I hope you will join me in whatever capacity you can and in whatever medium(s) call out to you.  

Be yourself, be happy, be authentic.

Originally posted May 22, 2013…

It has been almost a year since I posted anything, almost a year since I sat at my jewelry bench, but all that is about to change.  I moved in December and am finally getting around to settling into my space.  My jewelry bench is almost uncluttered - this coming long weekend should do the trick and get me firmly back to my passion, albeit, one step at a time.

A little bit about the title...I learned about Creative Rehab from an article by one of the founders of Rebelle Society, Andrea Balt.  The name itself instantly intrigued me as I have let my art fall by the wayside once again.  In a nutshell, Creative Rehab is about doing one art related activity per day for 365 days, as Andrea Balt says,

So choose your revolution. Whatever that is: painting, drawing, photographing, sculpting, knitting, yoging, singing, dancing, moon-dust collecting—you name it—and take one single step into it, every day, for 365 days.

One step is small enough not to allow any excuses. It’s also big enough to yield significant change in your operating mind and inquisitive spirit, your creative muscle, your craft, and ultimately, your life as a house.

So June 1st {new start date will be 1/1/2014} will by my day to start my revolution of photography and jewelry.  Each day I will create using one medium or the other or both, but I will do one of them each day.

Each day I will post either a photo I've taken of some random subject, or a photo of a piece of jewelry that I'll be working on right here on my blog.

Go "...choose your revolution," it's waiting for you.