A Time for Change…

I’m beginning a new journey in my life, in my art really. I will always paint but lately I’ve had the desire to try my hand at other mediums. I want to grow as an artist, break out of my preconceived boundaries and try new things.

A few years ago I made a mosaic table top. A very simple design using leftover tile pieces. I thought it was fun to do but my painting came first so I didn’t explore that avenue. Now, however, I have a great desire to try my hand at mosaics again. This time I am eager to use found objects such as china fragments, ceramics, marbles, stones, and glass to name a few. I want to use seashell pieces collected from my families trip to Oregon last summer to make something very personal just for me. I want to create original pieces with more complex designs, with feeling and personality.

This fall, I will set on down another road. I am taking a stained glass course. I am incredibly excited! I have always loved stained glass but never thought of trying it myself. I want to learn all I can. I want to learn how to make intricate, beautiful pictures with colored glass. I can’t wait!

And when I’ve gotten my bearings on mosaics and stained glass, I want to learn to weld. Characteristically a “mans” domain, bending, shaping, and welding metals intirgues me to no end! I love metal. Look around and see the many metal pieces that make up your surroundings. The variations are vast, the appeal immediate.

Why am I hungering for such change? I want to grow as an artist, which to me is more than a profession. It’s also very personal. I want to express myself with a variety of media. I want to make beautiful art with fewer boundaries. I want to make functional pieces as well as art. I also have the desire to reduce the “waste” in this world, taking found objects, scrap metal, tossed furniture and remaking them into objects of beaty. Professionally, I would also like to form ongoing and long lasting relationships with my clients where I can provide them endless opportunities to beautify their homes and their lives.

Along the way, I will share my progress and who knows where my journey will ultimately take me…