Thursday, May 5, 2011

New work, New York


I've been pouring a crazy amount of energy into my work lately. Earlier this year I decided I wanted to reinvent myself, to freshen and mix it up in a whole new way. 
It seems everyone's talking about following the trends- impossible for me.

I'm too much of a rebel. 
I have to go my own way.

But I was so comfortable with my usual way of working that I'd begin something fresh and then tear it up. (My awful little secret: for weeks I didn't produce a single thing worth saving. WEEKS! It was terrifying. I thought I was all washed up. Seriously. Over.)

Then after countless failed experiments, I discovered a new look that's purely me. It was on the very day I gave up and decided I was done. So I just played. And that was the answer.


 

Which is probably why I like the Oscar Wilde quote above and the Theodore Roosevelt one below.
I'm headed for New York next week with a big batch of my latest efforts.


They are bold.

They are bright.

And they're just me.


If I weren't heading for New York I think I'd lock myself in the studio with paper and paint, ink and brush, scissors and nibs and more paper... and not come out for a good long while.

Sometimes work is more fun than fun.
I am thanking God for ideas, inspiration, and the joy of creating something new.


This artist has turned over a whole new leaf and I'm loving it.

Look out New York, we're going to have FUN WITH WORDS.