Saturday, August 18, 2007

omygod, it's August!

Where does the time go? I have been working on the Garage, etc. so I have not posted for a while. I have, however, in addition to the garage, made a decision (finally) about what I am going to do. I have decided to take my teaching much more seriously and to make it the main focus for the aquisition of money to live on. To that end, I have submitted my application to SMC to teach Color mixing and Faux as well as other classes in the future..also called UCLA and I am booked for January there for Mosaic and I will meet in a couple of weeks with the director of Rustic Cyn. Park about teaching there. Also, Don and his guy Richard are coming over tomorrow to give me advice and a bid to fix up the Garage into a working studio space....where I can work and teach privately. It is a good thing to make a decision...so sad that it takes me an eon to finalize my thoughts...but, it does, so there you are. Also, I am taking a class with Joyce about promoting yourself as a fine Artist and I will take my collages and see what's up with that. I really feel full of energy and most hopeful about the future now. For the time being, I will stay in my little house and be creative there...then, when I have both feet into the new "life" I will think about how I want to handle the equity money...I don't need it this minute...and, when I finally access it, I want to handle it properly.
I am also working on my living will and a trust which will leave any property or assets to be equally divided between my children...Melanie and Andrew...Hopefully, I will live so long that I will use everything up. Time will tell. Right now, anyway, I would like to not touch it yet. A whole new phase in my life..one that seems to be generating a lot of energy and a certain level of excitement in me. The house is getting uncluttered little by little. Jeni came with a truck and hauled off a bunch of stuff for a set she was designing. What a blessing! Joyce and I are seriously working on the clutter issue for a workshop/book thing AND I am researching and beginning to take seriously a book about Crows. I love crows and I want to share that with people. So...from a final decision about house and work a whole floodgate of creative energy is flowing forth. This blog is, apparently, still about creativity and how to access it in spite of the fact that I take major trips down side roads in the process. Life is good and I am a happy camper. Onward.

1 comment:

Book said...

Hi Carole - I just spent an hour reading your blog. I am very impressed with the honesty and clarity of your thoughts and feelings. I have also noticed how you have grown more comfortable and less self-conscious as time has passes (or as you have continued to make entries). I think Andrew was right in encouraging you to set up a blog for yourself. I enjoyed reading what you wrote and shared. And keeping a blog has enabled you to document your days (feelings and events). You once encouraged me to start one - maybe I will. Your friend (always), Book