some may think I'm just a fool tilting at windmills, but maybe I'm not
last year i thought it was a bad thing
to have a hair trigger
on the drawbridge
to my heart
this year i am looking at it differently
i am trusting myself
to know
when
& when not
to pull the lever that will send you
sailing
away.
this inking was made last night in an effort to use spilled ink… i do like to try to keep my accidents happy.
“eve”
up top: “drawbridge”
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it’s true
i am so balanced, y’all
my dark & light are so in love with each other
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these pieces are from a year ago
many art journal pages
lamenting my lonely heart
yet i somehow survived
& i will keep on
keeping on
from one valentine’s day
to the next.
up top: “song sung blue”
bottom left: “chances”
bottom right: “fear of success”
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so my first attempt at exploring romantic relationships ended abruptly
leaving me wildly optimistic
about my own ability to spot red flags
& re-enforce boundaries
after years of worrying that i would find myself
repeating patterns….
meanwhile, in the area of “finding my audience”
i have been selling more art than ever
& got a note with the latest commission from
main street station
in viroqua, wi
that a group of women discovered my inkings
loved them
& each bought one
dude
for me, someone terrible at promoting myself,
to be discovered by just five strangers
in phenomenal
and that’s not all…
beginning in march
i will be hanging a dozen framed inkings in a fabulous
little cafe
in downtown viroqua.
i went out and spend $15 on thrift store frames, got some “hammered” spray paint, and made what i saw in my head. i was so excited about how these turned out. i am very excited about hanging them for a show.
my anxiety has been on high
waiting for chimney work
having chimney work hit a snag
taking 2 days instead of one
then having buyer’s remorse about
my woodburning cookstove
& spending a night
having chest cramping panic attacks
while wondering if i wasted all this money
to follow a half-baked dream…
sigh.
i have little voices who tell me that i should take this other path
be unconventional
& other little voices telling me that i am just a huge fuck up
and that i should have done it like everybody else….
but today i feel good. i love my stove & my house is warm and now i know the difference between celsius and fahrenheit (i totally burned my pizza, y’all.)
it’s going to be okay…
it’s going to be okay….
up top: “mother morrigan”
down low: “tea & anxiety”
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here are some new pieces
my zen is out of whack
& i have been trying to get it
flowing again
i am not completely happy with my work lately
but i hope to soon have some clarity
up top: “universal”
bottom left: “haunted”
bottom right: “power of three”
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awaiting chimney work
so i can hook up a woodburning cookstove
madness manor
is nippy as fuck
but i stay optimistic
for 2022
planning an art show
considering submissions
selling books & artwork already
though the year has just begun
my feet may be cold
but my heart is warm.
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happy new year
y’all
smooches for everyone
open up the door
let the old year out
& the new one
in.
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a couple of inkings with some spirit animal action
sure, a little anti-social
a tad feral
but super cute
above “swimming with selkies”
below “pooh”
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i started a “magic journal” so i can keep note
of all the magic
in my life
the magic i make
the magic i see
the magic all around
spells & dreams & omens
even the strange ones
(especially the strange ones)
i’ve been thinking a lot about manifesting the life i want. being more on point with creating/drawing magic in my life. on new year’s eve, me and a neighbor friend (and my minions) are going to work on vision boards for the coming year. i have my family…i have madness manor…i have a foundation. time to get building….
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Quixotic Mama 