New art

I am finding that juggling art and two kids has challenges, but isn't impossible. It is always a challenge for me to find the right balance. I tend to be all or nothing on just about everything... My children don't quite know what to make of me or what I am doing when I get into the art zone. My three year old thinks it is interesting and always ventures a guess on what the subject is. However he hates to draw and paint and can't fathom why I would want to spend hours at a time doing it.

My one year thinks art is fabulous already and can't wait for mommy to break out the paints. I haven't been brave enough to unleash her on paints yet, but she does well enough with crayons. Oh- wouldn't she have a blast though! I would be afraid she would eat the paint brush... she tends to eat the crayons if I am not paying attention to her "I am done drawing" cues. I am excited that she is so into it and can't wait to see if she develops into a little artist too. That is how I got into it-watching my mother.

I can't quite explain why art is so addictive and why some souls have such a need to create. I find that I am emotionally restored after a good art session. What ever was wrong is better and not quite so bad. My soul is quited. Maybe on some level we are able to commune with God in a special way when we create. After all He is the ultimate creator. Just a thought.

I leave this post with a few new creations. I hope you enjoy them. -Heather

What I have been up to.

This is my first post of many to come. I am a stay at home mom turning into a working at home mom... an artist that is reclaiming what she may have sacrificed unnecessarily in the child rearing process. Becoming a mom feels so all-consuming and overwhelming and it comes with so much joy and exhaustion. These emotions combine with the responsibility you feel for taking care of another human being and it can sometimes rob you of any desire to nuture yourself as a person and a seperate creation of God.

I had a friend make that observation lately and it got me thinking. I am a child of God. One of his own creations- seperate and whole. I am also a mother- but it is my duty to myself, my children, and God to nuture myself so I can take the best possible care of my little ones. So, I have made a commitment. I will continue to grow as an artist and will continue to nuture that side of myself that I have almost forgotten.

I have posted some items that I have done in the recent past. Just some things I have been up to. Take a look... let me know what you think... and maybe you will be inspired to nuture yourself too. -Heather