New month

Hello......so much to write about...it has been a sad hard couple of days...so many wrenches thrown in the well laid out plan,...however it is late and I am super sleepy, I have an 8 am wake up call in the morning..I will explain tomorrow. It is the Tilel Fall fair (yup I said fall....) I have been volunteered (thanks Jodi) to help man a kids crafting booth.....we spent all evening making paper plates look like fish....and if you were 3 sheets to the wind or a gullible child they would surly pass for a sea thing.....The "fish" are then either attached to a string to make a necklace (a huge ridiculously large necklace) or a headband type thing to be worn on your head (perhaps the funniest and tragically horrid thing you have ever seen) I am enthusiastically doubtful.....good night sweet world...see you at the Fair!

Morning!

In one week and one day I will be at the Edge of the World music fest.....I will have tables full of felted goodies for sale. They will be priced, free of glue strands, signed, completed. I will have owl pins and owl hair clips. I will have all the necessary "props" to properly display my art. If I were to have a "to do" list it would look like the above 4 lines. Panic is a waste of time, so is lying in bed blogging about it.......up we get!!!

Hair, hats, and inner voices

When it comes to hair and scissors I have no fear...which can account for the often questionable hair choices of my past (and present). It should also explain why my head often looks like a 5 year old went to town playing hairdresser. I have this idea that by cutting my bangs it will be "better" ......it isn't. I am trying to grow my hair, which will take forever.......clearly because I keep "playing" hairdresser. In a moment of sheer "brilliance" I have ordered (on etsy) a hat......a summer hat. In theory if I am unable to see my hair, then I cannot cut it......if I wear a hat every day for the next year, when I remove it....I will have long hair!!!!!! The theory may have some glitches however my summer hat will soon be in the mail and a month from now it will be on my head.....I am committed to trying out my theory. In regards to my inner voice...it has a New Zealand accent...I'm not kidding. I have been watching the behind the scenes of the Lord of the Rings....the majority of the crew were from New Zealand...there are hours and hours of behind the scenes footage.....yup, inner dialog sounding a little more exotic, and manly (lot of men on the set)

Who locks there door??????

My sister......I dont know what she was thinking...I realize that she and her family are off island for 5 days however it made it impossible for me to use her phone. Although I did try, and no, the cat ladder is not ment for humans and yes the plastic toy slide is strong enough to hold a 35 year old but no whare near tall enough to reach a second story balcony...very inconveent! Robyn thank-you for rehiring and holding the position open till my return....I am extreamly thankful! Phone calls tomorrow for flight info and hopefully purchase...my sister will be back on island...thank goodness...breaking and entering skills are sorely lacking!!!!!

Bleeping pictures...

Instead of downloading my wonderful dawn I double downloaded an owl....you know the drill, don't know how to delete the pic sooooo here is my dawn..explanation is below..
xoxoxo

Drinking and typing.....

I am in the process of compleating goal one....I have not yet consumed a gallon of coffee but am well on my way! I have pictures...ooooooo and yes for all those douting tomas's (including myself) I did indeed get out of bed at 6"30 (and stayed out of bed...) I shall start the picture downloading while I squeez delectable honey in my unfortunatly not Oso coffee.....O.k. so if I have downloaded these photo's in the correct order (?) it should start with my walk this morning. Blue sky's (yes I am jumping for joy!) and Eagle's....they are everywhere, huge, there wings move the air as they fly over my deck, you can hear the effort, the power, beautiful. The deer who has undertaken the job of eating my grass...which is a massive undertaking....I live in a forest of waist high grass...eat deer, eat! The sunrise from my deck..my view..thank-you allergies for plugging my nose, thus sleep, thus allowing me to witness the magic of dawn..lets not do it again..k!!!! And finally art, finished and in progress... a bowl full of owl pins..I shall pin the world!!!! It looks like I have a job to return to...thank-you, thank-you, thank-you!!! Although I would love not to reenter the "real" world one must if one wants to eat and stuff so yehhhhh!!!! I now have a month and a bit to enjoy the island make as much art as possible and find my way off this rock....so here goes......

Hello!

Hi all!!! I made an elephant, and a fox, I ate almond butter with a spoon for dinner and burnt my bosom while doing some suntanning. How are you? After spending several days in bed with allergies I was up and about and feeling quite perky! Tomorrow my alarm is set for 6:30 (slightly silly) felting at the crack of dawn and then a hop skip and jump to downtown were I intend to drink gallons of coffee and figure out how to get off the island. I do really like it here however it really isn't my home and I am yearning for my "people". Roxy is snoring and Simon is taking up half the bed, time for me to join the furbies...but first I must moisturize (minimizes the peeling!)

Facebook issues!!!!

Robyn...HELLO!!! I have tried sending you 2 messages on Facebook and it will not send and then it deletes and now I am irritated..lol!!! First of all you are hilarious! To answer your question I was, then there was a glitch and now I'm not...am I being vague..yup...will send all the details when facebook decides not to hate me! The important thing is not to panic and I will be back in Nelson..I will, I will I will!!!!!!1 I am in bed with a swollen face and liquid running out of all openings...believe me, if necessary the furbies and I will swim home!!!! Will keep you posted! Hello to everyone else! When my face stops dripping I will take and post pictures!!!
xo

Travel dilemma....

Hi Fraya!!!!! O.k. here goes.....in a moment of fly by the seat of my pants, take life and live it to the fullest, don't worry about the details, things are bond to work out "moment"....I now find myself in a wee dilemma. Simon's illness this spring set me back over 2 thousand dollars (I may have barfed in my mouth a bit) I now find myself on an island with a cat a dog a ton of art no car no driver's licence no job no income......Sooooo plan A: involves selling a whole bunch of art in the next month and a half, enough to ship the furbies and me home...possible..not sure. Plan B: meet someone in the next month and a half who would like to drive me and the furbies and all the art home...my fingers are crossed. Plan c: Get a job on island for the winter and save enough (after rent) to fly me art and furbies home in the spring....oh god I hope not!!! If I sell enough art to get home (yehhhh) that means that I will have no art for the art show I have booked in Oct. (not ideal) There is also the issue of not having a home or job to come home to....ohhhh this was not a well thought out plan...I refuse to panic, I will not panic!!!!! I just need to believe that I am along for the ride...just wish I had a better idea of the game plan. Don't worry Fraya...somehow some way I will arrive on your door step!!!!

frames are in my kitchen!!!!

Frames are glued and "nailed" and are drying in my kitchen!!!!! I am feeling inspired alergetic and happy!!!!

Computer confession

I have a confession to make.....some time ago I blogged about finding and using things from the island. If I was unable to find what I wanted I was to use my imagination and creative problem solving. I then actually talked with people from the island and realized that if I was to embrace this place and live fully like a local I would have to order supplies on line. That's right folks.......on line shopping!!!! The post office is filled with people coming and going caring parcels....it is like Santa's workshop. This too comes with problems....for instance the insane wait for things to arrive.....1 month...it took 1 month to receive an order of wool.....I may have cursed Santa a little! I have been stalking the post office for the last 2 weeks..I was waiting for 3 packages...all containing wool....an important part of the felting process!!! All 3 packages arrived today....fantastic!!! An interesting walk home ensued......until I was again thankfully rescued by a driver, I think his name was Eric...or Ein...thank-you person!!!!! I have another driftwood sculpture done...and 6 owls ready for frames......tomorrow is frame building day!!!!!

I can't breath....

I don't know why but my allergies are OUT OF CONTROL....I mean they are always slightly out of control, but were talking Niagra Falls pouring out of all openings in my face....gross....and making me grumpy!!!!!! I hate my hair..hate is a strong word and should not be used unless the hate is real...ok I dont hate my hair...I hate my hair style!!!! Yup.....snot and poor breathing ability equals grumpy. On the crafting front I have painted a piece of drift wood and have put a coat of glaze on.....all stages of felting have been started and assembly may begin tomorrow...good, good!!! I am going to crawl into bed with a roll of paper towel (have run out of toilet paper) and hope that Niagra will dry up..........

Me and my mole

I have a mole, several actually but this story is about the mole on my chin. I don't really love it, but I also rarely think about it...it just sort of "is". It was once refereed to as a wort, witch is quite unfortunate...and I over heard a boy saying that I was "hot" too bad about that mole.....it is perhaps not my best feature......I have had it since birth so you just sort of deal!!! Isadore, age 2 was gently stroking my face today....stroking my hair "beautiful hair" touching my eyebrow "beautiful eye" petting my cheek "beautiful cheek" patting the tip of my nose "beautiful nose" moving on to my mouth "beautiful mouth" and then looking at my chin he reached out his hand he laid it on my mole, with love in his voice and a serious expression on his face he said "beautiful bubble"...........Thanks little man..I love you too!!!!!!

Stump like thing done!!!

I make myself laugh...sometimes alot!!!!!!!!

Something is eating me......

I am up, awake and blogging because my right eye hurts...examination has just taken place and it is red and very puffy...perhaps something has bitten my eyelid? I feel quite certain I am not dying....so thats good and if it is a bug bite I see no bug..also good. The furbies are snoring and animals are known to sense horrible things and since they are not "sensing" anything that is also good.....yup I'm going back to bed...sleep well!

The sun is gone and I'm back in my wool hat!

Somehow this place has grown on me. With it's rain and mold, impossibly slow mail, expensive and often non existant food options, bugs and rat population...I like it. I am a bit lonely, my allergies make me slightly miserable and yet there is a strange honest sometimes raw and uncomfortable "way" about this place. That "way" is getting under my skin, growing on and in me it dosent quite fit and yet it interests me.

Sun!!!!!!!!

This is day 2 of sun....blue sky...and enough heat to sizzle bacon......I am in heaven!!!!!!! O.k. on the crafting front.....shells are a bust.....the pant sticks which is good but my idea to make them into a quirky sea creature is not quirky it is creepy and not in a good way. Tree stump type thing is going well and should have a picture up soon(ish). I connected with my frame building dude....really nice really cute and next Friday we have a date.....to build frames!!!!! I have some crafting to attend to and some leg tanning to do.....
xo

Sun?

Pale pink and lime green so far are the winners for snail colours, however it is too soon to rule out orange.....I was suntanning for a full 15 min....in my fleece pants and wool sweater.......I don't have anything else to say.

Painting nature

O.K. Robyn was the first to bust me (hi Robyn!) On what? Painting nature ie: driftwood. I did have a moment of guilt......and then it passed!! I feel like I need to confess on what I just did and what I am about to do......I painted a big round piece of "stump" and I am about to paint a bunch of moon snail shells. What decade was it when everyone painted everything? Now the only question that needs to be addressed is........should I paint my snails pink or orange?

Dishes

I need to do dishes,,,,,,,however my kitchen sink is busy at the moment. Doing what? Soaking moon shells..of course.....land crafting turned into beach crafting!!! Dishes will have to wait......sigh...the things we do for our art...giggle, giggle!!!!

Month 3

Month 3 in the wilds!!!!!! My parents have left the island to return to Ont.......the land of warmth and sun!!! My month will involve continued wood "sculpture" owl pins and praying to the sun god for a little sunshine!!! My allergies are now apart of who I am...I caught myself stuffing tissue up my sleve.....good lord!!!! Tue. I am on Isadore duty...It will be fun...dressup dance party's sweet treats and dipper changes (ok dipper changes may not be so fun!!!!!)
O.k. month 3...here we go!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mud bog

Let me explain the Mud bog....... let us drive through the biggest mud puddle you have ever seen without blowing up your car or getting stuck....dont worry if you do because there is a huge digger to drag you out if that should happen (and it does!!!). Then when it is done throw a zip lock bag filled with change in the mud and let the children dive in the mud to look for it...who ever finds it first gets to keep it!!! Add in rain and cold and you have a mud bog!!!!! Laughing giggling and wondering how on earth I landed here.........

New art!!!!

Alright my little blog readers, new art, driftwood "sculptures" !!!!!!!!! I am having sooooooo much fun creating strange and wonderful wood art. Month 2 was about stretching my creativity......this is the outcome. It has been a process, filled with weeks of frustration, failed frame building dark moments trying to do something different and new. And then the moment when everything fell into place and instead of trying I was doing and doing it with ease and confidence! I have just finished talking with Bonnie, the queen of coffee and local art and have booked a show for the end of Aug. Full on art opening with music and drinks.............scary things make one braver!!!!!