One day last month we were at the chiropractor's (hi Dr. Bill) and Olivia said, "My mom is always on the computer." At first I disagreed with her and then I realized that this is how her sweet young eyes must see me. The truth of that knowledge hurt me and made me feel guilty, a deep raw kind of guilty...time already seems to pass so quickly and this is certainly not the way I want to be remembered. I am the mom who gently combs the tangles out and reads the stories using silly voices and lays in the grass staring up at the stars.
After taking a good look at my time online I sadly had to admit I really am on more than I need to be. It is so easy to drift on the computer from blog to pretty blog. I had become a blog addict! So, this shift in my time was good for me. Renewed, I am back to try again, determined to find a better balance.
As far as making art goes, I did play with making necklaces from old jewelry bits and I melted beeswax and made a simple collage. Inspired by Lauren at Alice Lands I used the original photographs!
Today Olivia and I went to Michaels and I bought some pretty blue glitter (Martha S.) and some colored staples, some blender solution for my alcohol inks. Tonight after Kelly and Olivia are sound asleep I think I will find some time to play.
Wishing a sweet creative day to all,
11 comments:
beautiful work tricia, and ohhh so true, i know i do it more often than not too :)
Glad you are back Tricia - I missed seeing all the beautiful art you create. But I can certainly understand why you needed to take a break...especially after sweet little Olivia made that innocent comment. It's good to see the world through our children's eyes every now and then. I think it's called a "reality check!"
what a beautiful sweet face your Olivia has.
I can totally relate to you on the computer-time-black-hole issue. I definitely have a love/hate relationship with it! It's good to take breaks like that. It puts things in perspective.
Thank you for your comments on my blog about my recent work. I really appreciate them. :)
tricia, i can totally understand your dilema. i think as moms we never feel like we are 100% at anything....we always feel like there is something else that can be done, fixed, made, etc. there just isn't enough hours in the day sometimes.
i am sure i have made my girls feel that i would rather read blog after endless blog too...& i know its especially hard when your little sweeties are at home all day!
i hope you have a wonderful mothers day weekend & feel loved & appreciated.
ps...glad you had some creative moments. the necklace is incredible!!
thank you for the gentle reminder of what's really important...
Tricia~can I just say how much I missed you while you were away. Your blog is in my top ten list that I check daily. I kept looking every day thinking maybe you'd cheat and send a post. Good for you for making it through and for being a good mom to sweet Olivia. She's beautiful!! And, my jaw dropped at the lovely necklace/jewelry piece. So well done.
gorgeous artwork and so is your best artwork: Olivia
How cute is she!
and how wonderful to have a child to let us know when we 'fail'
It's always so interesting to be seen in their eyes because they are so honest and spontaneous:)
I can't wait to have mine, I would have a reason to go away from the damn computer, because I am kinda hooked on it
In the morning my breakfast is mail mail mail, and then I eat something but that's my food...
I think it's due to not having a social life and neither having a family of my own...so I hope it'll finally happen in spite of the latest events that made me feel so hopeless
congrats on your 7 days without internet, we used to do that sometimes seb and I, as I chat very rarely I am less on internet than I used to,but still way too much!
blessed be!
Wow, I really like your collage, and it's special to me to hear that it's been inspired by Lauren. She's so nice and has inspired me over the years more than I can say.
Your daughter is so lovely.
I can't even imagine finding the time for blogging when my son was small. The time goes by so fast. You are wise to realize that it's a time to be treasured.
Best wishes!
Olivia, what a beautiful, soulful child.
The necklace is fabulous; I adore jewelry made from bits and pieces. Is this one for sale??
Oh this is a smart girl, and a beautiful piece--I am thrilled that I inspired you to use the original photo, it just adds so much in this piece.
Bravo for your "shift in the right direction", realizing it is half the battle. Just keep strong. I've been there...the balance. So hard.
Brava to you!!
Wonderful piece of art
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