Dentist....

8:38 a.m and I am minis one root and have several stitches in there place. My mouth is frozen and I am fearful of drinking my coffee in public due to the "drool" factor. As far as root extraction goes mine was simple and straight forward...thank goodness!! Although he did have to split it in half to remove it which required some unfortunate sound effects, I suggest ear plugs on all dental trips from now on!!!! I need to find out when my bus comes..simple as it was I want to be snug in my house before the freezing wares off.......on the art front....no new art as all this doctor drama requires full days of travel however I had 12 pieces of art left at Queen B's on the island and 7 of them have sold!!!!!!!! I wont be in town until my Friday's doctors appointment and am excited to spend the remainder of the week nesting and making art!!!! Talk to you then!! xo

A day in the life of me........

Hi gang! I have had several "interesting" days...good, bad, and laundry.....A reminder to myself..when ones washing machine lives outside, it is important to close the lid when done otherwise one will have to empty it of dead leaves and stink bugs before use....good to keep in mind for next time!! I would like to point out the blue sky..not a raindrop in sight..doing a jig in my chair as I type!! Yesterday I overcame a fear..of what you ask? POWER SAW!!!!!!! Thats right..I, Kim O'Brien used a power saw to cut wood for frames, by myself, with no supervision...and all my fingers remain intact!! I feel empowered, I feel powerful, I feel "not scared of power saws" any longer!!!!! My new landlord has a workshop that he is allowing me to use on occasion.....life is good! Now, on to the bad....my tooth fell out of my head...let me explain. Ten years ago I had a root canal and a gold crown attached to my back tooth, Three days ago while biting into a dried pineapple the crown fell out of my head. Are you kidding me???!!!!!! Nope. I have a dentist appointment in half an hour. The fact that I have chosen this time to be a "starving artist" and it was at this time my mouth has fallen apart is very financially inconvenient....such is life!! I may have to dive back into the work force sooner then expected......mmmm, I may have sworn under my breath...sigh! As for the ear drama...it continues...the antibiotics that I was taking did not fix my ears however it did give me a yeast infection....not kidding! Between the drops, creams and ointments my bathroom is looking like a pharmacy....o.k. off to the dentist.....fingers crossed for cheep dental fix..is that possible?

In the big city......

Hi all!! I am in Nelson for the day, the Valley is wonderful!!! The first week took a bit of adjustment however week 2 I have found my groove...and am grooving out!! I did not inform you all that the new Valley studio has no internet, thus no blogging. For someone (that would be me) who believed that I really didnt use the computer very much and would not miss it if it were gone...I was full of "poo"...I MISS THE INTERNET...there I said it!! I am moving through the stages of grieving...I am pretty much at the acceptance stage....Valley home=rustic living=simple living=no tecnolagy....On the crafting front....It took me a wee bit to regain my crafting hands, 3 crafting "mishaps".....no injeries, just unfortunate art...however I am back, I am good and happily creating my felted world!! Besides the bird cage I have been scavenging and have come apon some HUGE window frames as well as odd scrapes of wood...no big instilations yet, however I am stock pilling..hopefully by spring!! In the meantime I am making ferries and owls and am creating a comforting nest with wich to live and work. I have included pictures of my new space as well as the new "all done wall". I am in town for a doctors apointment, thats right gang.....ear saga continues...if anyone is keeping track we have entered into month 5 of ear "fungus".....I have another apointment next Friday...blogging then......hope all is well in everyones world!!!
xoxoxox

1 more sleep!!!

Tomorrow is moving day!!!!! Gotta say people I am EXCITED and SCARED mmmmmmm and back to excited!!!! I don't know if you will recall my frame frustration of this summer...but it was huge and ongoing....well I am happy to report that I have been relieved of frame frustration for the moment...his name is Patrick and I have helped released his inner quirky wood builder. He made me 17 frames today, each one quirkier and wonkier then the one before it....I LOVE them. I have said to hundreds of people (wee exaggeration) I dont want my frames to be perfect...just strong. Put math and plum lines and square angles in your back pocket and go higgly piggly......Patrick listened, got excited and made wonky frames!!!!! THANK_YOU!!!!!!!!! I cant wait to plug in my kelly green vintage electric sander....after the move Albert (that would be the sander) my frames, the furbies and I are going to have a cup of tea and then get down to wonderful messy glorious work........in my very own studio!!!!!

2 more sleeps!!!

2 more sleeps, and then I will be in the valley in my art/living studio space. I need to be creating. I am positively bursting at the seems with inspiration. I need the time and space to delve back into experimentation. The last several weeks on the island I felt like I made several breakthroughs.....I am excited to put these "breakthroughs" to the test. I purchased a wooden humongous bird cage today...cheep as it needs a little repair work, I am working towards bigger installations and this bird cage will be the first in what I hope to be a long line of interesting re purposing!! I am going to try for some sleep...if I succeed then I will be down to 1 sleep!!!!!
xo

hi!

The thing about blogging is that it requires writing, not my first love and so can easily be pushed to the side. I took quite a blogging holiday, however I am back! The end of my summer on Hida Guii was so lovely, although extremely wet...My creek did refill with water, bathing did resume, and yes I am still dealing with my ear infection. I had my art show at Queen B's with an all out art opening...pizza, jelly beans, coffee and live folk music...it was grand!!! I sold some big pieces and received some wonderful and supportive feedback. Five days later I flew off the island and back to Nelson........and found myself waitressing, drinking coffee, gossiping about the same old things and decided I had come to far to retreat to the familiar. In true fly by the seat of my pants style I gave my notice at my job (one and a half weeks in) Found a little studio in the valley (30 min from Nelson) and this Friday (Oct. !st) resume the life of a starving artist in the wilderness. In this moment my art appears to be resonating with people....I am taking this moment and I am flying to the moon with it!!!!! Six months from now I may be begging for a dishwashing job in order to pay my rent however for the moment I am o.k. and happy and excited and brimming with creative energy!!!!!! Many people (including myself) spend too much time wishing instead of doing......turns out doing is far more fun!!!!
To my dear blogging readers we are about to reenter camp wilderness Kootany style.....should be fun!!!

Update

Internet is up and working at the house....weather is still cold....water crisis continues....ears are still infected....have rediscovered bagels and cream cheese, very yummy!!! Last minute felting in progress, and yes my fear of commitment and completion are still in play...Art opening poster making this afternoon with Jodi.....update complete.