Monday 24 September 2012

Crafting

I've been crafting. Everything I do is creative, I don't follow a recipe in the kitchen; I make it up or alter what is suggested in the book. I make up my own knitting patterns and make it up as I go along when I'm gardening.
So the crafting thing has come about because of tidying so much in the last few months. I have come across so much in the way of art materials. These have been hidden from view so as not to tempt me. I get carried away with the passion of creating and can spend hours on one design without realising my tiredness or need for a rest. Now I feel a recovery starting to happen I will allow myself to start enjoying the creation while honouring how much my body can achieve.
This weekend not only have I enjoyed making Christmas cards from all my bits and pieces, I have found an online course to help me live as an artist. It will last 8 months and I feel it will give me a focus over the winter as my body regains some strength and gets used to more daily ritual day-to-day activities. The idea is that I will have regular support on how to be an artist, how to live and be fulfilled as an artist. I do so many things, depending on the season and my health, all of which surround my being an artist. Budgeting better within my business, understanding the marketing side better too, realising the full worth of my artwork (I only ever see the flaws, as I know every brush stroke which didn't go quite as planned!)
All this has to be part of my recovery, part of relearning real life. Most people I know who have followed this same path from recovery have found a focus after the initial focus on health with their specialists. Painting the house inch by inch, or learning a new trade, or gaining the qualifications to teach what they have discovered in recovery to others.
I am sure this is a good path to travel as I have always been an artist and my happiest times in childhood and as a young adult were sitting at a table with peace and quiet, colour and inspiration spread around me, creating something for someone else to enjoy.

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