Visibility

This summer I participated in Susannah Conway's Summer School as part of  The Inside Story. 

The  focus was VISIBILITY!

This is me -- a maker of pretty, crafty, decorative things.

I am also a wife, a mom, an artist, a gardener, a reader, a traveler, and a loyal friend.

I've always wanted to make art, to sell it, to teach it --

except I haven't done enough making, selling, or teaching of late,
 and I have been quite invisible for a couple years

.

So how to become visible, allowing my work, allowing me to be more visible?

I changed the URL for my blog to use my name.

I already have two posts!
I imported all the old blog posts here,
and I directed people who go to the old blog here

I've made a friend of mine an accountability coach.  

I purchased a new computer with enough memory to save photos.

I'm looking at all the things that stop me.

And focusing on all the things that keep me going!

my kids keep me going

Visibility

This is me -- a maker of pretty, crafty, decorative things.

I am also a wife, a mom, an artist, a gardener, a reader, a traveler, and a loyal friend.

This week is Summer School for Susannah Conway's ecourse, The Inside Story. 

The  focus is VISIBILITY! 

I took the course a few years ago and each summer she inspires us, nudges us to look at an aspect of 

"Running a Heart-Centered Business."  My business is making art and selling it and teaching it --

except I haven't done enough making, selling, or teaching and have been quite invisible for a couple years

.

When the kids were little I decorated wreaths and anything else I could find with beautiful dried & silk flowers.

It was fun, creative and it let me stay at home with them and still make money.  

Next to inspire me was the pretty pink part of the blogosphere.

Here I found mixed media collage, art workshops, ways to connect with other creative women,
and lots of ways you could use vintage pretties.

The two outside projects were made while on art workshops in France.

The shoe is my wedding shoe.  It no longer fits so I painted it and decorated it with bling.

I made the tag for a friend going on an adventure.

Next I'd like to show what I am doing now, but I haven't moved those photos from my camera to the computer and there isn't enough time to do it and still get to my yoga class.
So, in the past, at this point that I would stop, leave this post as a draft and turn off my computer. 

I'd never come back to the post and it and I would remain invisible.

As you can see, I didn't leave this post as a draft.  I am letting myself be visible even if it's not "perfect."  After all, I can post again later today or tomorrow or another day this week!