Who's Up For An Adventure?

I love a good adventure. So right now I'm sitting in a hotel room in Valdez, Ak with my three kids. Our big thing to do today, watch phineas and ferb. How did this happen you might ask and what does this have to do with art? Ill get to that. My husband had to work and talked us into coming. "why not" I thouht. There was a hotel with a pool. He could work and we could swim. Win Win right. Nope. After a five hour drive with three kids who were promised a day of swimming fun, we arrive to find out the hotel is under construction. Why not just go to another hotel. Valdez is tiny and we were lucky to have one pool. So my adventure didn't really turn out they way i wanted, but its still an adventure none the less. 
Now for the artistic link: When your creating do you like to play it safe and totally prepare for whats coming or do you try new things and give it a shot and hope the gods of inspiration and cleverness will smile down upon you and make everything work? Or are the the kind of person you will study a new idea and technique till your sure it will happen just the way you want? Im the second kind. I dive right in and just go with it. If it doesn't work at least i will learn and try something different next time. Maybe next time i will call the hotel ahead of time and make sure there is water in the pool. 
My tie dyed trees are a great example. Ive seen a lot of pairings that have used dots. The idea caught my fancy right away. One day last week i just sat down and did it and I am pleasantly surprised with my finished result. An artistic adventure that did not disappoint. 
So how are you on adventure of any kind? Artistic and life. Are you a jump in kind or a plan every second kind?

Occupational Artist

So i have been a mom for over nine years. And unfortunately i don't get paid. Ive always hated the term home maker. What i really am is a chaos rangler, but that is never an option on insurance forms in the dentist office. Lately Ive been putting in artist. Im not really sure when i decided that should be my profession, but it is. Its what i love, other than my chaos. So why not make a career out of it. Why had i never thought of this before? I guess i thought i wasn't good enough, but i am. Probably not good enough for some collector to say "your unbelievably awesome, i want it all, name your price!" Then i can actually afford my obsession for jeans and nice shoes. But i am good enough to give it a real go and try for it. Kinda like this blog, I'm sure no one reads it and its okay. Its for me. In the middle of being the sherif in the crazy ranch that is my house, i truly enjoy things that are just for me. 
So after rambling a bit, my question for today is: How did you know that artist was your profession?

Victory Is Mine

I HAVE PIECES UP! its a miracle. anyone who happens to look at them and the prices for the notecards: if they seem off in anyway please let me know. I know i don't have the prints up for sale yet...that requires measurements. But i am very happy and have loads of new pieces to photograph. So just be patient with me a little longer. I am thrilled that i am one step closer to making this whole thing work for me. Trust me i used lots of colorful words when i was taking photos and struggling with photoshop. But the end result is well worth it.

Missed my Chance

We had two days of glorious sun! And I was too sick to care. Even now, I see blue sky's but they are on the wrong side of the house. And I'm still sick Wich equals I don't care. I'm sorry to say I have nothing interesting to add today. I'm just sick of being housebound and bored. Stuck in the house sounds like a perfect time to create, RIGHT? Wrong. It means I'd have to clean up the mess and I'm really not in the mood. Incase anyone was waiting for my debut and asking themselves what's taking this girl so long? The answer is: I'm keeping night quills profit margin nice and high Wich means my brain is nice and fuzzy:)