Back to White

Ok, Miss Jilly--or I should say Mrs. Jilly is doing well and got her "cancer free" papers so off comes the pink backdrop for my blog and we're back to white....as in blank slate...as in artist's block. I have been avoiding the printing press in lieu of doing something much easier--selling Dave Svilar's artwork for him while he and Jill are in Minnesota for her treatment. That was knock-down simple as the guy possesses major talent. Now I'm facing the need to again turn back to my own biz and produce some bundle of creativity that will make my heart sing. That's semi-in-progress as I unloaded two and a half cubic yards of rich black dirt into the first garden bed on my property this weekend. The garden is there only through the good graces of dear old Dad who once again has come through for me in helping dig and wheelbarrow out the old clay in exchange for primo stuff: a mix of sand, compost, topsoil, and chicken manure. Oh, what dreams are made of!

So, that counts for creativity, right? It's pending in a different form, that's all! What if I plant the carrots in concentric circles and repeating patterns that dance through borders of complementary colored veggies? Would that be more legit? Except, oops! What is the opposite of orange on the color wheel?? Um...BLUE! It's blue! So...that means...I have to find blue veggies somewhere. Okay, forget that unappetizing thought. I'll do a nice monochromatic scheme with orange, perhaps, or I'll pick a tertiary color for the neighboring vegetables. Truly, it will count as art, I'm sure of it!

Who am I arguing with???

Grin. While I am on the fence about what project to start and not finish, I did buy some linocut tools and I've been line drawing. Wow, am I out of practice. Looking forward to a collagraph and photo intaglio workshop at Pratt this summer to get my head in the right space for once!

Signing off with promises to myself to produce something soon. Here it is in black and white...not much longer can I hide.