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Saturday, May 24, 2008

What a week!
Tuesday I had a talk with my Mom about what to do to prepare myself for getting a job when my son goes to school full time. It's more like a back up plan in case the art sales peter off.
It sucked me right down to almost the bottom of the barrel. It was like I was immediately encased in the bubble of ... I guess I would call it 'dread'. It was not like I had given up or been labeled as a failure. It was more like I had not gotten as far as I really have with my art and the old school 'reality' = 'get a real job' mentality was pushing at me from all sides and for a moment (24 hours) I forgot who I really was. That night I thought it had been put out of my mind, but then I awoke to ...
Wednesday. I woke up with the idea engraved in my brain that I had to search out all local schools and possible interesting courses that I could find. I searched out Event Planner, Pastry Artist, which after a few hours brought me to Fine Arts. I was getting stressed. I was obsessed with looking into all of these options (since I can apply for Gov't funding before my son turns 5 and my time is starting to run out).
I found myself getting frustrated at my son's interruptions, not realizing that he wanted my attention because I had hardly given him any all day.
The Fine Arts lead brought me to thinking that if I try and get funding to pay for that it would help prepare me for becoming a quality Tattoo Artist (my Mom is probably cringing right now). Art... realization.... What the He** am I doing???? I am an Artist! ... and I love my son! That is why I stayed home from a 9-5 job in the first place. I scraped the encasing sludge off of me, turned off the computer and went and played with my fabulously wonderful little boy.

Thursday, on our way out to Fort Langley my Mom says that I really need to check out this great shop that my Sister in Law told me about. So we make a detour in Cloverdale. We walk into the lovely store and started to look around. The shop owner comes over to say 'Hi' and pretty much before I could say anything else she comments on my necklace and asks where I got it.
I advise her that I made it and that it is my art work underneath the glass. Within a matter of minutes we have negotiated a commissioned sale of 20 necklaces and she cuts me a cheque for the deposit. YEAH! The shop is called 'Teapots and Teddybears' located at 18408 - 64th Avenue, Surrey. Please make a point of stopping in, taking a look and saying hi to Rachel the owner. My Girlz Art Jewelry should be in there in 3-4 weeks on display. NOTE: They will have black cord instead of the ball chain shown in this picture.

It just goes to show that when we start to even think about making a different choice at that fork in the road, you will most likely be bumped back into the direction you should be going... sometimes the bumps even come from a intuative 4 year old that loves you.

As of tomorrow, I will have officially been wearing this necklace in and around town for a week. I get stopped at least a few times every day with people commenting, which leads them to asking how they can buy one. My last lovely compliment was from Kelly at the Evergreen BC Liqour Store this afternoon. Thanks Kelly.

I believe I am going down the path that is meant for me.

Have a lovely Saturday night.
Nicci

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Posted by nicci at 5/24/2008 08:20:00 PM