Good times + Art Everyday
Happy & merry to all of you!
It has been a BUSY week. (Thank you for all the well wishes!) I’ve somewhat recovered from the most horrible sinus infection/fever combo I have ever had. The word misery does not even serve it justice. Seriously awful.
But, I’m mostly better, and we had a wonderful Christmas. I made baked pears in wine with orange zest and served them with mascarpone, toasted walnuts and chocolate, on Christmas Eve. Delicious. Bean was rediculously cute Christmas morning. Eyes WIDE, wide, wide. We used tissue paper and colorful ribbons to make the unwrapping that much more fun–and it was. He’s been playing with his toys non-stop ever since (a wooden kitchen, a Plan City parking garage, lincoln logs and tinker toys were the big ones.)
Yesterday we went skiing and I am finally good enough to not be horrible, and I love the thrill of zipping down the mountain carving great curves in the snow. I’m still pretty terrible, but no longer terribly afraid and that makes all the difference. In fact, I LOVE it. DH also gave me a gift certificate for a climbing class in January, and I am thrilled to get back on the wall. I haven’t climbed in years now, and I miss it.
For the month of January I’ve decided I’m going to do some art every day & post it here. Anyone want to join me? It’s so easy over the holidays to get all blurry around the edges. To forget to focus inward, even though I think that’s what the heart of wintertime should be all about. I’m looking forward to having a commitment to create something every day, as my life seems to be chronically busy of late, and I’ve been struggling to stay focused amidst the tornado of things that clamor for my attention daily. I haven’t done any art in months, and I miss that part of myself. If you want to join me, respond in the comments and I’ll make a special sidebar links for Everyday Art in January.
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Happy Holidays, Christina! That collage speaks volumes about three lives…very well-lived…
Art through January…just the incentive I need. I’ll do it. Yikes did I say that. hmmm…again, Yes, I’ll do it. Happy New Year mytopography
oooh, I want to join in your january art everyday– but I have to think first– can I REALLY do that? Let me think– I have a couple days til Jan . . SUCH a good idea.
Oh, I’m glad to hear of your happy Christmas! (Did you get a certain card from a certain someone? Do check your mail, if not!) I’m sure Bean will be whipping up imaginary gourmet meals, much like his parents - heavens, our Christmas Eve included pigs in a blanket! (And they were quite delicious, of course. But maybe next year we can step it up…)
Art every day…I need to do it. Even though it be more like CRAFT everyday. I’m feeling the urge to craft and create and that sort of thing. Let me think on it and see if I can gather stuff for projects…but yes, I think yes.
You are simply amazing to me. And you know I WANT to do the art everyday but I also know my limitations. Since I haven’t done any art in ages (ohmygod over a year I think) I really should. How about at least art SOMETIME in January?
Liz–some art! Yes please. Elizabeth–yes you can find the time–if I can, you can. Even if it’s a crazy little pen doodle. Anything to utilize that part of our brains! And Sam, CRAFT would be fabulous. I am the least crafty person I know–but I would delight in seeing what you create. Maybe I should call it Create Every Day?
I would love to join in, and I think I could do it for the first 7 days until school gets started up again…. after that it’s questionable… does painting with Kindergartners count? I could manage that!
I’d love to join you for Everyday Art/Create in January. I’m blogless but I do post on Flickr…does that work?
Peace and Joy in 2008.
Christina! Happy Holidays! I’m so glad you’re better. It seems this fall has been a really infectious one in our parts, too. We all took our turns being sick in this house. But you all look great now–and cheers to 2008!
And on that note, I’ll do my best to commune with my scanner in January
..and please tell Nancy (above) that doing art with kindergarteners counts!
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I’m in!
What a lovely idea, and a great way to kick off the new year.
I recently made a post in my blog about the top seven of two thousand seven, and I just wanted to say, coming to this place on the internet has always been a joy for me, so it certainly was one of my top seven blogs of the year.
Yay!
I’d love to try too, not everyday but following Liz’s model. Thank you for the inspiration.
I’m up for Create Every Day. My contributions would most likely be poems and goodness knows I need the motivation.
Have a happy new year!!
Hi Christina,
I can’t find a link to your email address to ask you a question outside of your comments. I’d like to quote some of your words from an earlier post on blog as part of an essay I’m writing about the new year. Will you email me so I can tell you which words, and request your permission to use them?
I hope this finds you in better health and that you and yours have a truly wonderfully happy and prosperous 2008!
A. stunning new profile photo
B. dig the mosaic of life in your neck of the woods
C. daily art? RIGHT ON!
D. happy happy new year!