must keep creating - nurturing the artist's soul

sweet sassy molassey - school's been uber busy this semester.

leaving me little time to hop online or the studio.

how about a few 12-hour + days in a row?

(ew!)

i'm making a giant effort to stay connected to my creative side though.

here's a recent happening, fresh from the kiln and into the shop

nice to have some new things to show :)

despite the hustle from here and there

hope you all have a fantastic weekend !

xo,

Lynsey

a soft love: new handmade enamel heart necklace

i've made this necklace in pink, red, and white

which are pretty. i happily wear mine.

but something said to move away from the expected colors

(not to mention i've been working w/ cool hues all summer)

and so this little sweetie has arrived:

i've had such a good summer in the studio

that it'll be hard to leave

i want to keep making

but between classes, school work, internship, job, a long-distance love, and Etsy...

oh yeah : my Thesis

...

it leaves little creative room

so i plan on setting small goals:

create one item a month

yes, it's a small goal...

a start though.!

(a minimum self-quota... which i hope to far surpass)

how do you find the time?

xx,

Lynsey

[] greener [] pastures []

i completely underestimated the way 3,300 miles would change me
finding myself longing for simpler ways
less bustle more living for the moment
appreciating simpler things
like cast-shadows on the valley below
cows sprinkled on the rolling hills
a hinted smell of lavender
pulsing through the mountain stream below

there is an openness i'm having to create for myself
or recreate, as it were
harder to do amidst the twice-daily commutes on bike and in car
trying to allow more time for art
maintaining a space for my imagination
it holds me loosely enough
to continue exploring but close
enough to keep coming back

lately watercolors
with school, practicum, an assistantship, & life...
watercolors allow a quick, sure way
to make art
fluidity pushes my thoughts effortlessly across paper
allowing enough time to create a small and intimate place
for my thoughts to rest.

how do you make the time?
xo,
Lynsey

scheduling self time

i suppose it's not exactly fun to read about the ways an artist struggles to create, or find the time to do so, but it's something we all go through, whether you're an artist or not. honest. it's common in many facets of our lives: postponing enjoyment with daily busyness

how do we find the time?
how often do we say "i'll do that tomorrow." "let me finish this one thing i have to do first." "i don't have time to do that."

when graduate school began i fooled myself to thinking i would have endless time to also create. i've learned that i need to MAKE to to MAKE THINGS! something inside myself is fulfilled in the process of creating something new --- in translating a sketch (my sketchbook has been bursting) to fruition.

so how do i get there? how do i take my sketches and make them reality instead of paper dreams? seems easy enough, right?

well, i'm going to schedule studio time. while that seems basic enough, it means that i have a designated time where i don't have to do anything else but create. by allotting myself that specific time, i'm giving it importance, and making it something i can't put off or allow to be taken over by the daily grind of school, work, and life.


what can you expect? NEW STUFF!!! :)





















(product photos from michelemaule & boygirlparty on Etsy!)