Around Here: May 2017

Hello out there!  Here's a little bit about life right now:

This is me right now:


My current art obsession is: Everything Rauschenberg.  I went to his exhibit at MoMA and now I can't stop reading everything about what he made and what he said.

"People ask me, 'Don't you ever run out of ideas?' Well, on the first place, I don't use ideas. Every time I have an idea, it's too limiting and usually turns out to be a disappointment. But I haven't run out of curiosity."    -- Robert Rauschenberg

I will be sharing lots of photos from the exhibit very soon.

My current life obsession is: Sleep.  Is that wrong?

I'm loving: Free cappuccino in the United Club.

Plus, a comfy chair, a plug, wifi, and not having to drag my laptop to the ladies room.  Really makes travel delays so much easier to smile through!

I'm hating: The pressure (external and internal) to get everything "right."  Most of the time I feel like I'm failing at almost everything I'm juggling.


The good news is that I'm not alone.  I think we all struggle in different ways.  I am determined to be kinder to myself.  To extend myself the same empathy I would give to a stranger or a friend.  

My home is: Full of suitcases.  Three unpacked suitcases downstairs:

And two half unpacked suitcases upstairs:

My life is: All about travel.  Four trips this month.  The good news is that it has given me a lot of time to work on the hand embellishment for this quilt:

My favorite art project I made this month but haven't shown on the blog yet: This paper clay jewelry I made for Make It Artsy.

I don't think that the photo does them justice!  

These paper clay tiles are so shiny and full of depth and yet paper light.  I love them!

Thanks for stopping by!

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P.S. If you'd like to see more behind-the-scenes life stuff, check out my vlog -- I post a new art and life filled vlog to YouTube every single Wednesday.  This is last week's vlog: