Last Day!

I am actually swamped with custom orders, so today is the last day I will accept any custom work for Christmas delivery... in fact, I think I will sleep through January too, since I am unable to sleep right now.....

You people think differently??

I actually had someone say that to me at an art festival. "You people", as in artists.

Do we? I mean, really? I do not think so, although I am the first to admit my mind zooms off in a hundred different direction most of the time, I also admit I have a severe case of ADD and take medication to help, that way I can at least focus on finishing what I start.Fragments and shards everywhere! My mind would move so quickly that I couldn't keep up with my own thoughts. Some artists think differently than other people, and some artists think differently than other artists, but a lot of artists probably think like a lot of other people. The reverse is probably true as well.. I don't think that being an artist is the dividing line. I think it's a matter of how people think and see things.

Sometimes I feel as though I am trying to say something, explain my thoughts through art. I see a light shine on a leaf, the reflection of a sunrise in the water. I am enthralled. 

I was out the other evening and I was watching a little sparrow taking a bath in a decorative fountain. The way the lights shone on the water, the sparkling of the the droplets in the air, the sweetness of the joy of the little bird. Some woman came up and went "yuck a bird", and shooed it away. 

I guess if this is how other people think, I am glad I think like an artist.

My Chihuahua was featured...

On a blog today,(codyandcompanyblogspot.com)

they were so happy with their purchase of my little ornament they wrote about him and my store.

 If anyone needs adorable little clothing for the little tiny pups, feel free to check out her store! 

Cody and Company Pet Products

I do not see my Kira wearing any of these, (it might just fit her little foot....)

but, it is always so nice to have my customers send me feedback on their purchases.

It gives me the warm fuzzies when they are happy.

Have a Magical Day!

Inspiration and finding your passion

What inspires my art? What inspires You? Do you even know? There are things I think about, that I am passionate about. My love for animals, nature,

the way light reflects on a leaf.

Find your passion and do something with it.

Not necessarily creating art, but creating thinking minds, teaching, learning.

 One of the things I do....

One of my passions..(besides creating and painting)

I am a volunteer dog trainer.

I love it. I am helping dogs become better pets, but more importantly I am helping people understand their dogs and become better owners.

 Often, my job is more about playing human psychologist rather than dog trainer.

Along with my passion for training dogs comes  my passion for educating their humans. It is far easier to train the human than to try and rehabilitate a dog  that has been abused or neglected.

There is nothing better than seeing a former student in a higher level of class, still working on his training and knowledge. Knowing I might have helped get him there.Knowing that my knowledge of dog behavior combined with my love for teaching may save the life of one dog. That makes it all worthwhile.

 

(from http://anmolmehta.com/blog)

Questions to Help You Discover Your True Passion: 

1. What is it that you like to do for its own sake, without any concern for reward or compliment? Do you like the joy of building things? Do you like to just create music? Do you like to teach? Do you like the challenge of watching your thoughts in action?
2. If you won the lottery, I mean the really, really big one how would you like to spend the rest of your life?
3. If you were informed you are about to die shortly, what would you regret most as not having spent your time doing?
4. No matter where on Earth you are. In a rich, first world country, in the bush lands of Australia or high up in a Himalayan village what do you see yourself doing regardless of location?
5. What activity do you always find yourself coming back to throughout your life?
6. What activity can you just not see yourself doing without?

Is it time??

For Halloween yet????