(drawing aftermath- chalky fingers :P)

I know it may not mean the world to most people…but I love connecting with strangers. Brief comments, maybe even smiles I won’t see because they’re on the other side of the country or even the other side of the world, mean I’m doing something that matters.

I’m the kind of person that says hello to a passerby with a huge smile because -just maybe- they needed one.

Odd, since I’m on the most extreme side of being an introvert! But it all works out somehow.

Somehow.

And then I remember why: The heart of it all is art.

As Promised!

Here are my two latest pieces of paper bead jewelry! And these two are for sale if you happen to love them!
Etsy
Bonanzle


Anyway, I've finally got the paper situation all smoothed out. Odd how a single stray number can set a mess to everything. All I have to do is wait for it to arrive. In the mean time, I will be starting another Chalk and Charcoal piece to add to my ever-growing (and brand new) portfolio. It's a bit of a sunset landscape, with a lady viewing the colorful spectacle from her bricked castle wall. Yes. I may have spent a little too much time in the land of tales lately, but they do make for lovely scenes!

Also, a bracelet is on the way for a good friend of mine and my "top secret" portrait gift in graphite...which I'll share just as soon as it is given!

Off to get started!

A First!

My first commission! Somehow it makes everything I've been working for seem a little more...official?

It will be a 18"x24" charcoal portrait of five! MJ's family, to be specific. It's bigger than any portrait work I've ever done before, so the challenge is something I'm really looking forward to. I live in a small town, so it is often hard to get the supplies I need from local stores so I am having to get it shipped in. Needless to say, the second that 'storm gray' charcoal paper arrives on my doorstep, I'll be diving in!

And even though it is sometimes understocked, the local Hobby Lobby can hold my attention for HOURS. New supplies! Mostly for my new addiction to paper bead and jewelry making. I'll have a couple new pieces up for you to see later this week. Until then, have a happy Sunday.