ooops, I did it again

Signed up for another e-course...my extreme e-coursing 2010 continues.



Should be good though...get the creative juices flowing & whatnot...and it's for 12 whole weeks (gulp!). And shoot, I guess it will suffice as #8 on the list!

xoxo!

finding my way

an original UK Kodak Duaflex sent to me by my

British BFF after finding in his parent's attic!

I feel I've gone abit astray with this blog....or lack of interaction with it...lately.

I've been focusing on feeling better, I suppose, which seems to be at the center of my creative journey at present, but it's not all that creative, I'm afraid to say.

I did visit a new doctor/clinic about a week+ back & have started a new protocol that I am very hopeful will slowly start to get me back to right again. I've seen some positive results so far, in just a week's time; however, I know it won't be a quick fix & hope in the next 1-3 months I will consider myself closer to 100%. Perhaps I'll write alittle more indepth about it as I embark on it further.

gorgeous weathered bench at Royer's in Round Top, TX

That said, even in this first week, I've already spent time on both weekends dipping back into artwork, which feels nice. But also frustrating! The ideas/inspiration are hiding from me, so all I've managed to accomplish thus far are the basics of preparing some boxes--gessoing my little heart out in hopes that as inspiration strikes, I will have "canvases" ready to go! Today will be a bit of re-org to get things alittle more creation-friendly. Although I'm sure as most artists will recognize, keeping a studio "clean" is an impossible endeavor.


I am currently taking Kelly Rae Robert's e-course, but I have to admit that as with many of my other e-course endeavors, I am not very "connected" to it. I am, however, printing out as I go along so that I will have it as a constant resource to consult offline and even after it's complete. I would like to sign up for Claudine Hellmuth's 12 week creative course as well, but I'm a bit gun shy given the disappointment (in myself) of the last several I've taken. It's calling to me, but they all do in the beginning. Yet, I suppose I've taken something away from each of them, even if not one in particular changed my life, so to speak.

xoxo!

extreme e-coursing

dream catcher, an assemblage by ktucker artworks

I've just signed up for my 5th e-course of the year! I thought my current course would be my last, but darnit, I just couldn't resist this most recent one, Kelly Rae Robert's Flying Lessons.

I'm not sure how much good all these ecourse are doing me--some I've really dove into full force, others I've skimmed off the surface, but found myself dipping back in after they were over. Sometimes I feel like I'm grasping, as I tend to do, for something to guide me, give me direction, help me figure it out. But then sometimes I feel like I'm making up for lost time of feeling crippled by CFS and a longing heart for the last 2+ years.

Either way, I don't care. I'm giving myself what I need right now--outlets for my creativity, self-discovery, and forward motivation & growth. I'm simply a seeker...nothing wrong with that. And what that means to me is learning & growing in directions, especially those I never allowed myself much of in the past.

My e-courses have gone like this:
Jan: Unravelling
Feb: Sexy on the Page
March: Mondo Beyondo
April: Experimental Art E-course
May: Flying Lessons

So here's to extreme e-coursing! And taking myself to the next level.

xoxo!