the seeds of anger

a totally worthwhile read.

touchingly real and brutally honest.

i, for one, will relish reading more of gwen bell in the future.

thank you, square-peg-karen for the link!

blank page.....

....but not a blank mind!

i haven't been around for a little while, it's true.

but no fears, dear readers.

all is well here on the island.

this year has been one of intense introspection.

goals, priorities, getting to know the new member of our family.....

you saw his picture below.....grandkiddo - jack.

wondering what shows to do, which to pass on.

what is giving me the "bling" these days?

what is the best use of my time and talents?

and this is taking some time to ponder....

add that to the process of transferring info from PC to mac.

and for this technologically-challenged gal, it's huge!

while thinking through what this year holds, have managed to go to a great art party (walked away with a terrific encaustic from my pal binky bergsman), taken a class on coptic stitch bookbinding, attended my first board meeting of the northwest collage society (i'm the new secretary), and have been reading books by geneen roth and becky l. jackson on the nature and solution for food addiction. whew! that's a LOT! oh, yeah, i have been doing some art journaling and a few "off-the-cuff collages" for my other blog.....just haven't taken pictures of them quite yet.

and lest you wonder why there is no photo accompanying this post? uhhh, sheepishly (and this refers back to my comment about not being a big technology person!), i haven't learned how to transfer my photos from the other computer, yet! silly me! plus, i am sitting in the local health food store in the small little seaside village around the corner from my home, with my new laptop, writing this and reading some 12 step recovery info......making plans and catching up on emails and writing YOU! i think i should update my shows and teaching schedules here, too (that just popped into my brain!!)

i am also contemplating the whys and wherefores of blogging. wondering who is really out there reading and if i ever have anything of substance to share. it's strange putting yourself out there". i'm rethinking the format and content. any suggestions? i'm open........

until the next little breathing space i can find, blessings on your start of the new year!

would love to hear from you......

finding my way.....

.........is not always easy, even if there is a sweet little flowering hedge over my head and pretty little slate paving stones under my feet (okay, maybe not flowering right this second).

heck, a new computer to figure out (from PC to Mac), thanks to my in-laws.

Ipod Touch thingy-bobs to figure out (lordy, so many bells and whistles), also from above-mentioned patron saints of chirstmas cheer.

a new relationship to figure out (baby jack).

options for shows and teaching and trying to figure out where i want to concentrate my time and energies and what i really long to do with this one-time-go-around.

wishing for sunnier days - the rainy gray skies have descended (and with it a bit of a gray mood, too).

just got back on my food plan. yeah.yeah.yeah. up/down/up/down on weight and body issues. i'd love to get that under control this year.....

ahhhh, finding my way, challenging - but i can do it, right? one day at a time.

(photo was taken by moi' at the buchart gardens in victoria, bc - awhile back)

new person in the mix......

meet jack.

stepson's first child.

born december 21st.

9 pounds and 13 ounces.

hefty!

& very cute.

not sure about the "stepgrandma" thing yet.

never really thought i'd be one of those at all.

but am sure i will figure it out as time goes by.......

and i get to know him better!

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holiday blessings

dear readers, all: i'm wishing you a most blessed season this year. it's been quite a lot of freakin' this n' that around here. medical emergencies and miracles....lots of art shows and opportunities and yeah, tons o' stuff that didn't quite work out the way i had planned, pounds lost and then gained back again. damn it. i'm sure it's been that way for you, too (hopefully without the weight-gain or medical emergency part). life has a way of happening, eh? i was going to wish for a trauma-free 2010, but that's not always gonna happen, so, instead i am asking for a year of being able to be at peace with what is happening around me. to have an inner peace in the midst of turmoil, should it come. enough emotional, spiritual and financial reserves to meet any challenge - good or not-so-swell. that seems more appropriate......and realistic! i wish that for you, too. for blessings to abound and inner peace when things are challenging...........and LOTS of art in between!

i'm going to take the next bit of time off from blogging.............bake jewish chocolate chip cookies for my step-daughter, granola bars for a niece, brownies with white frosting for my hubs, pumpkin rolls for my mother-in-law - sweet and sour meatballs for everybody else. and my hubs son is in the delivery room right this minute with his wife getting their own little christmas bundle named jack. things are gonna get hectic around here..............

look forward to sharing art and life adventures with you on the other side of 2009! three cheers for a most excellent year in 2010! stay safe, warm and happy.

lovelovelovelove
oxxoxo
wendy lee


(lover-ly photo: courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/cassijones/3134200713/)

cleaning up the studio......

.....always leads to making something
paper bits and bobs all over the work surface begs to be touched
intuitively placed
no thought - reckless abandon
messy swipes of glue stick
stray fragments stuck onto paper
nary a thought........off the cuff collage
thrown down and there it stays
i often like these little gems better
they are truer reflection of the maker
than those created with purpose
with mindful restraint

you can tell i've been...............

really "dingy" lately. notice anything about the last two posts?? yeah, i know you can............here's a mega-hint: same photos! what the heck? didn't even notice it until i saw my blog on my step-daughters 27" computer screen this evening! holy cow, i'm losing my mind..............clearly! sorry about that, dear readers.............whatta' dork!
xoxoxoxo