i began my art journal. not entirely sure what my intentions are with it just yet, a week ago? i knew. a week ago, i was fully immersed and having a love affair with the muse.
i thought i had it all figured out.
i needed to set my intention.
order supplies.
teach myself discipline.
put together price lists, questionnaires
build a website dedicated to my art.
learn how to be a business woman & creative
and then. then i would know. then i would have it all figured out.
the prompts i’m leaving for myself in this journal- to answer as often as need be- as things shift and evolve- are prompts that i could easily fill up with from my life… but this is my art journal. so i’m having to pull back the reins, and answer from that place. not just any place in my little world.
i like this process… i’m finally feeling really really absolutely good and positively confident in myself- on this path.. trusting myself to know when to stop. learning how to say no, and when to say yes. enjoying the ebb and flow. enjoying playing with with this craft, and not taking it too seriously- thank god.
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Dear Erin,
I have been reading your blog for about a month or so now. Maybe two months? I’ve lost track, its so delightful for me.
Your honesty, the way you show up here, I love it. I love the messy parts you show, the parts you haven’t figured out. And I love how they accent your exquisite, poetic statements.
When I read what you write it makes me feel like I could sit down with you across a table holding a couple cups of tea and we could share with each other and each of us would “get it.”
You artist journey is your own, LOVE the ebb and flow. That is the exact same space I am in right now, allowing myself to meld with the spirals and cycles of the moon, my muse.
May your days be blessed, may each hold treasures of the beauty of unfoldment. Be well, dear heart. And thank you for your life, bravery, art and love.
–Maggie.
erin,
Thanks for your ever present inspiration and honesty! -anna (i found your blog through denise. such sweet connections!)
thank you for this post. i often say “i wish i were an artist” the first page of your journal caught my heart. i felt like i had been called out “artist” it said. yes. yes i am. i don’t know what that looks like. or where it will lead, but its exciting to put on that cloak, own that title. nevermind that i’ve only painted one little thing in my entire life
You truly are a magical inspiration faery. Truly. I’m always so happy to see how many lives you touch. *big hugs*. You’ve certainly inspired me! xo, T