This may TAKE awhile

Remember the start of the gesso-book-pages 

in one of my books!?

Well I wanted to give you an update

and keep you up to date

on how it's going!

more gesso pages

closed side view

first painted page

see my apron, it belongs to the hubby I bought it for him

one year, he doesn't use it so I put it to use

while trying to capture the picture of the apron,

i spotted the fan above me

crinkle

gesso finger tips

Iris sketch

I am currently listening to Junelle Jacobsens The Art of Wild Abandonment workshop. I know your thinking how does this girl have time for this, but for me to have someone to listen to that thinks along the same line as me from a creative process just gives me piece to move forward on my own art. All while I learn something new along the way, right!? Junelle has a blog,
http://yesandamenblog.bloodspot.com/
If you would like to learn more about her.
She is fantastic!

Here is a art journal page I did while listen to the first weeks project in the workshop! Junelle worked with multiple owls, which I loved, but I wanted to work on something in multiples of my own. One of the biggest things she encourages is pay attention to what's around you, being a photographer myself differently gives me that eye of training to find such stuff around me.

I share here with you an art journal page of an iris. The art journal used is the one I started in a copy of one of my books. Notice the rock trail and the background is the pine straw.

Portion of Proceeds

Gesso book Pages

I am starting an art journal in one of my books! It will contain little pieces of my art work along the way. When I am done it will be available for purchase, how cool is that!? I'll keep you posted!

having IT mAdE

Some days it's hard for me to wrap my mind around the whole stay-home mom thing! The little side business of author, artist, photographer just don't always cut it.The days like when the bills are piling up sideways like sardines kill me. It's all things my family needs and unexpected stuff too. I guess that's how the cookie normally crumbles. So I know I am far from having it made, people always seem to think the stay-home moms do!

My stark realization set in last week, when I broke a tooth, that I am far from having it made. Most of you know I am a former dental assistant, to break a tooth was so sad to me, that just doesn't happen to dental people right!? One of the many of benefits of working in a dental office is the dental work granted for you and your family members at no cost other than lab fees of course. For those who don't have dental insurance that's a huge plus.

Wow, now that was some deep thoughts about that!

Thanks for listening,
ashley :)

Are you a stay home mom?
If so, do you miss work?
Do you have it made?