Power Tools & Powerful Emotions

A month since my last blog post?  Oh, dear.  Life has been busy and not in the painting everyday kind of busy.  More like the write reports, plan art lessons, buy groceries kind of busy.  Spring is springing all over the place, which always leaves me a bit restless.  Longer, sunnier, warmer days have a way of making me want to sell everything and hit the road on some wonderful adventure.  Unfortunately, life seems to interfere and I get crabby about it.  I've been so hot & cold emotionally that I think it's time for me to revisit my Gratitude-Inspiration-Perserverance-Faith reflection.
Without further ado:

A colleague of mine recently sent me an invitation to the screening of this documentary.  I am so excited, the trailer alone was inspiring enough to give me a much needed burst of energy in the studio and not get bogged down with doubt and despair.  In case there is no showing near you, Netflix says it will be available on DVD on 6-7-11.

I was so grateful to spend an evening on a mama / daughter date this past weekend.  I won a raffle at work for two tickets to see the "Best of Broadway."  I took my 8 y.o. daughter who spent nearly six months  of her life wearing a home made Rumpleteaser (from "Cats") costume when she was 4.  This girl digs her show tunes!  We got all gussied up, went out for sushi and went to the Theater.  It was a blast!

Today I persevered, working on building some panels for my art fair booth.  I have been feeling very anxious about my first season participating in art fairs.  I spent the day using a miter saw, electric drill, and taking out my frustrations pounding nails.  My woodworking skills are pretty rusty so I had to use copious amounts of "plastic wood" which smells as disgusting as it sounds.  In fact I think I'm a little high off of it :-)

I can't decide if I want to paint the panel frames white so that they blend with the wall and the artwork is all you notice, or if I should stain it so that dirt is less likely to show.  I have a test in the lower right hand corner.  What do YOU think?  Let me know!

And finally, I'm am trying my best to focus on Faith rather than Fear (my personal mantra.)  Faith that I will get this booth looking good in time for my first show.  Faith that I will finish all of the paintings I have started!  And Faith that my husband and I will be able to provide for our family.  My husband had hoped for a full time job by now, but has been unable to find anything over 20 hrs. a week.  I need to have faith that all of my hard work in the studio will begin to pay off.