Let all the doings of the day float by….Stop doing…just for right
now.
- Quote by SARK
Photo Courtesy of Pinterest by Planet Sark
I have a bag of UFOs sitting at the bottom of my closet with
all the intentions on finishing them. This was a rather large series with some
side projects in between that was abandoned for a variety of reasons. This
month, I decided to begin pulling them out, one by one, and completing each of
them within a 30 day period.
This month’s project is called "The Resting Angel".
She was originally abandoned a long time ago because it didn’t feel right with how she was turning out, despite the many attempts at trying different techniques. Nothing seemed to be working.
My exercise for this month was:
- to finish her
- choose supplies that inspired me at that given point in time with no thinking involved, even if it seemed like they didn't fit with each other
- and getting lost in the process, without regard for the finished project
Can I tell you how enjoyable that was to just let go? I need
to do this more often and stop over-thinking it…stop wanting it to be perfect…good….satisfied...getting
frustrated…not happy with how its turning out…forgo how I really want it to
come out. To just be surprised in the end. I think that's what its all about. Enjoying the journey. Stop putting so much pressure on ourselves with the SHOULDs in life.
Who really cares? That is not the purpose of this piece or of any piece and
really is not even why I create these things. It’s all an exercise of getting
lost, letting go and seeing where you end up.
"The Resting Angel"\
Front View
9" x 6"
Artist: aka Mrs. Art Doll Maker
Some doll makers create beautiful dolls. They inspire me. I
would like to create like them. I can create like them. But find, I don’t want
to create like them. I let my hands move and my heart dictate what sings to it.
Channel. Channel. Channel. That’s it. It’s okay if it’s not good. (Okay, I want
it to be good but it’s more important to just create. Everything we make cannot be
good. We all must make crap. It’s part of experimenting, evolving, learning, purging and
growing. I think some pieces I do turn out well while others are Oh My God.
Ouch. I wince to look at it.)
That brings me back to this piece...A lot of people at work have been talking about how crazy busy
everything has gotten lately, how much they have to do and how tense and rude people have been.
That is what inspired me in this piece and to attach SARK’s quote to the back
of it. It’s a reminder to anyone who reads it. At the top of the quote, SARK
lists an example of a typical running to-do list: (make more money, laundry,
hurry up, bills, lose weight)
Then, the quote continues to remind us to let go of everything and let it all float by, stop doing, just for now. This is why I call this piece “The
Resting Angel”. Take a step back and breathe. Let it all go.
"The Resting Angel"
Back View
9" x 6"
Artist: aka Mrs. Art Doll Maker
Materials: colored pencils, fur trim, feathers, clay face,
butterfly, ribbon, and a SARK quote.
