I was reading a book by one of my favourite authors Wally Lamb, In his book "The Hour i First Believed" the central character Caleum Quirk is talking to his therapist Dr. Patel - She tells him "The Seeker embarks on a journey to find what he wants and discovers along the way what he needs"
Wow !!! this jumped out at me from the page. Totally describing my recent and on going art adventures.
I thought i wanted so many things for my art, for it to be liked, sell loads, get books published, be respected, have my family finally understand what i do, so many things i wanted on my quest !!! but what i needed was just to create - that is so powerful to me. Not that i would not like all the above but while i was getting twisted up about no sales or cutting remarks from someone about "Getting a real job" i wasn't creating i had run out...or so i thought.
My Quest is to create, to paint, to draw - that is magic :)
And here recently on my quest i create this for my lovely friend Lauren's Birthday
I love painting or making presents for special friends, This was a whole loads of paint, tissue paper, pen, collage, spray paint all on a thick wood block.
I have had such positive feedback from my new direction, my latest characters that i am hoping to re open shortly my Etsy Shop with my new collection...so i thought i would share a little taster here what will be coming up soon at Little Nore.
Whimsical Boxes are back...can you spot Clown Girl ? Yikes !!
Here is a pink haired girl on a think wood block - planning to do a range on these as they look cute on a desk or shelf as well as a wall- measuring 10 x 10 cm and 3.5 cm thick....nice and chunky.
I have so many character ideas and feel so drawn to Zombie, Vampires and surprisingly clowns i think they work well against the sugary sweet girls.
I would love to know your thoughts ?
Have you been on any quests lately ?
Did you find what you needed ?
Be Great to hear from you
Heidi xxx
11 comments:
I LOVE clown girl!!!! She's awesome!! I've been so busy with orders that I've neglected some time for me... I have a new journal..tissue paper and some rainbow ideas I need to bring to life so fingers crossed!!!
I adore your new style so much!!!
OH, I love this, Heidi! It's so good to see you having fun and creating!! I know all the others things you mention are important too, but this is absolutely the most important of all! LOVE your new characters, even (.... it's hard for me to say this....) the clown is somehow quite adorable and not so scary, lol! The woodblock looks awesome too! Keep on having fun, you're doing an amzing job! xxx
OMG LOOOOOOVE the clown girl!!!!!
New Journal Kitty ! Exciting times - i love your journal art.
Danny i wondered if the clown would bother you - glad she hasnt she is a little sad a cute to be scary.
Hey Micki :) thanks all for such lovely feedback xx
I am in love with these cute boxes, Heidi! I love your new style!
I am a firm believer that if you stay true to yourself and just follow your desire to create all the other things will fall into place on the way.
Relaxing into all this is the most important thing..and I know it can be hard at times...issues of selfdoubt, criticism from yourself and others, but I am sure following what you love is always the right thing to do.
Your art is beautiful!
<3 Tami
Art is painful, let's face it - lol. Because we want so much for it on the outside, not realizing how it gives us so much on the inside. If I didn't create, I'd be a depressed unhappy person. Truly. The gift of creating is the quest we go on, and the joy of it when we discover how we've changed. You have a 'real job.' It's to create your fantastic lovely work for us to love and be inspired by. I'd take that over a desk job ANY LIFE!
xoxox
The new painting is lovely, and the boxes with the pom poms are too cool!
I paint everyday or create something everyday with out my art I would be lost, when I worked the environment around me gave me inspiration and could not wait to get home to sketch, Im home now and still am so inspired by nature my kids my dog:O)LOVE the boxes!!! Awesome as for clowns ive gotten over my fear a little:O)
I absolutely love your new style, I loved your old style but your new looks like you have taken all the best bits of that with you and added some extra magic. I just love it!
My constant quest is to be happy with what I am doing and not compare myself to other people. To remind myself that people tend to only show their highlights and to remember that they probably have little crisis of confidence moments too. (I can relate to the 'real job' thing also! grr!)
Lovely blog post Heidi! I'm glad everything is going so well. I think sadly we live in a society where we can lose sight of what is important because we are all driven to believe in wealth being success. I love that you are letting all the other stuff go, and focusing on creating :)
I love the clown girl so much! I think you have proven that not all clowns are creepy!
Have a lovely time in London! :)
Great artwork
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