Sunday, January 8, 2012

i love repetition. large repetitive jobs quiet my mind. and fuel it at the same time. tonight i'm fashioning hundreds of envelopes. cutting, folding, gluing. the house is still. i fell asleep on the couch with edgar at 7.00 tonight and slept for almost 3 hours. so i have just become active as tom makes his way to bed. the fire is warming the library. i'm sipping perrier. and envelopes are flying from my hands. i love it. i am re-introducing a line of handmade and recycled cards to the studio this month. they are small and intimate using gentle little paintings for the imagery. and they demand their own little handmade envelopes. so back to work i go.
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9 comments:

  1. TracyJanuary 8, 2012 at 11:22 PM

    I can feel your steam... I love those bursts where creativity and awakeness collide! The cogs turn precisely, each part falling in line where it ought to. In the part Of the brain where creativity flows from. It feels like a recipe, and while you might like to remember it for later on when the magic is quiet... You simply can't. It's here and now kind of work. That's how it comes to me at least.
    I'm going another direction although I would love to be cranking out beauty tonight. Tomorrow at 6:15 am... It's back to the gym. First time since the end of November. Big fresh beginning. So no late night bursts of awakeness for me... But I can live through yours until its my turn again. Soon I trust;)
    Night night
    Txo

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  2. TracyJanuary 8, 2012 at 11:26 PM

    Striking collage.... It's beautiful! Is this a new piece?

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  3. chasing lightning bugsJanuary 8, 2012 at 11:32 PM

    i wonder if it will ever be my turn to go to the gym in the wee hours of morning???

    you describe the process so well. the perfect addendum to my post. exactly what i should have said if i wasn't so anxious to get back to cutting.

    the collage was sold years ago. but it is another of the simpler stuff that i plan to re-visit!

    sweet dreams.....i hope i see you soon.

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  4. Emilie's daughterJanuary 9, 2012 at 1:38 AM

    This sounds like a nice work and the outcome must be wonderful! I also love those hours for being creative when everybody is asleep, the world is quiet and the ideas flow and flow... have a nice day! christa

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  5. RosemaryJanuary 9, 2012 at 3:33 AM

    Wonderful start to your new year - love that collage.

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  6. erleichdaJanuary 9, 2012 at 4:16 AM

    sounds great Annette!
    looking forward to see them in your shop : )

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  7. In My Wild EdenJanuary 9, 2012 at 9:36 AM

    I love the results of your creative bursts! I miss you and wish there was not only a wonderful visit to remember, but one coming up as well.

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  8. JenJanuary 9, 2012 at 1:37 PM

    I can't wait to see them! I too love to take a nap and then work into the wee hours, when everything is quiet.

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 9, 2012 at 5:51 PM

    I can't wait to see your cards! I admire you...I can't believe you are making your own envelopes!

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