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.

Fear of commitment

I have some commitment issues, they range in intensity and typically involve committing on what I want for dinner or plans with friends ect. (you thought this was going to be a boy thing...nope!!!) Right now I am having difficulty committing to gluing felted folk in there frames and calling then done.....I feel mildly neurotic!!! The nature and charm of felting is it's slight imperfections, it is one of the quality's I adore...perfectly imperfect. I have no idea were this fear of the final finishing came from and yes, find it slightly irritating......that is it...as soon as I get home (I am at the coffee shop) I am going to plunge into finish land!! Finish land has never seemed quite so daunting....oh my goodness, I AM completely neurotic!!! On the wilderness front....I am adjusting to the water crisis and am still finding humour in it, laughing makes challenging situations way less challenging!! We have hit a cold snap and all washing has been suspended...way to cold to strip down... My art opening has been switched to Sunday afternoon..Pizza party with music..Aug. 29th, 2-5...should be fun!!!! I also have no Internet at the house...not sure why however it is a lovely excuse to hang at the coffee shop..yup I am a regular!!! Alright Blogging land, till next time...
xo

The fungus that was not.....

Does everyone remember my fungus, the one that had taken up residence in my ears? Well it is not a fungus......the Doctor swabbed my ear and sent it away on the off chance that it was something else....I was at the thrift store (yes, I have an addiction!!!) when I was tracked down (I have no phone) and told that the doctor needed to see me. Off I trotted to the clinic, slightly perplexed as to what the issue was. Bacteria.....every kind of bacteria the ear swab was tested for came back positive. How does one get that much bacteria in ones ear? Swimming in stagnate water is one way, or having that stagnate water "hosed" into your house, and then bathing in it is another!!!! I have to say I was very giggly at the pharmacy getting my perception filled........
Annie, I am working on some new stuff, so pictures are coming!!!!! Thanks for the "rainbow"...made me smile!!!

Water

I found the problem with my water, 2 problems really. I took pictures of my bush walk...documentation for when the bear ate me and people wondered what had happened....thankfully no bear!!!!!! First of all it was mmmmmm kinda silly...bush whacking for sure!!!! I didnt really know were I was going, just following the hose that was to bring me to the creek..through tons of brush...... The hose kept changing colour, was covered in moss at certain spots and buried in others...slightly problematic! There were some markers to follow which was fantastic however some of them were on the ground which was less so! Rox came with me as did Simon it was a family adventure!!! O.k. so the problem? The creek is dry. not 100% dry however I would say 95% dry, in theory leaving 5% to come to the house...the second problem is a leak in the hose!!!! The irony of the situation is not lost on me however I love the sun too much to curse it and I cant quite bring myself to wish for rain........Oh dear!!! Looks like sponge baths are in my future!!!! Giggling, I just wish the town girl could have taken one more bath before becoming bush girl........me and my inner dirt are about to become good buddy's!!!!