Thursday News

My site has been down for over a week while I try to fix links and images during a very hectic schedule. I should have it up and running over the weekend. In the meantime, I just finished this little beauty for Pamela. Her name is Rosemary.


Also, I have some items for sale on eBay right now and will be listing two more pieces this evening.

Pfatt Markeplace - July 2011 Offering

Here are my three clowns just listed on Pfatt. Colorful and creepy, I LOVED making them.

Happy Thoughts and Thank you!

Thanks so much to my friends who sent me emails or left comments regarding my last post. I truly, for the bottom of my heart, appreciate all the kind things you said, the stories you shared and the encouragement. It seems there's a connection to be made, even from negative things that happen to us (no matter how small). That's another thing I have learned. It seems I have a lot more support than I thought I did.

Thank you.........you will never know how much your support means to me.

When Not To Check Your Email

The other day I received an email from someone I didn't know.

I was eating dinner at a restaurant with a friend. We were laughing and talking. My phone made a noise indicating I had a new email so I went in to check it out. It said they thought my art work was disgusting (and a few other things). It took me by surprise that I didn't have thicker skin to absorb the tiny blow. I let it ruin my meal, and I have thought about it many times since.

I have to let it go. I know this. When you put your work out there to sell or just to see, people are going to have opinions. I mean, this isn't the first time someone has said something negative to me about my work. The difference was that those other times, I was soliciting an opinion and it was usually from a fellow artist or a friend. Not all the feedback has been good. But I believe the negative and positive feedback is what helps us to learn and to grow.

I guess it just feels different when that feedback is unsolicited and negative to the point of feeling hateful.

So what have I learned? Well, I guess to not let it bother me so much. After all, it is just an email (not a Molotov cocktail through my bedroom window). But the most important thing is that I will not let the hateful words change my work. Rather, I will keep making art to express and heal, as I always have. And most of all, I will remember that if I ever have that strong of an opinion, I will not bestow it unwillingly on someone I don't know. You never know what's behind an artist's work. You never really know what the inspiration is unless they tell you. And really, that's the beautiful thing about art. It can be whatever the creator or recipient's hearts want it to be.

Oh, and you should never read your email while you're at dinner.

Heads on Blocks

A skull for Allan.

Pfatt Marketplace March Offering - To Be Released March 10 at 10:00 AM PST

It's raining bunnies! Easter is one holiday I can really have fun with and I have this month with my Pfatt Marketplace page. I say it all the time but it's a really great place to get inspiration or buy some really cool art. Don't take my word for it. Start at the beginning and go through all the artists....you won't be disappointed!!

Eros & Psyche (Cupid's Story)......

Happy Valentine's Day! Rather than give my commentary, I thought I'd share the story of Cupid (Eros) and his mortal love Psyche......

The most well-known legend concerning Eros details his love for the mortal princess, Psyche, who was so beautiful that people began paying homage to her...homage that was due only to Aphrodite. The Goddess of Love soon found her altars deserted while men turned their devotion to Psyche, the young virgin. Calling upon her winged son, Eros, Aphrodite instructed him to cause Psyche to fall in love with the ugliest creature he could find. But, when Eros set eyes upon Psyche, he himself fell in love and forgot his mother's command. They became lovers...although Eros forbade Psyche ever to look upon him.

Psyche was happy until her two sisters persuaded her to unmask the identity of this mysterious sweetheart. Eros, fearing what Aphrodite might do to him now that his secret was out in the open, departed from Psyche...their lovely castle and gardens vanishing with him...and Psyche found herself alone in an open field.

As she wandered in search of her love, Psyche came upon the Temple of Aphrodite. Wishing to destroy her, the Goddess of Love gave Psyche a series of tasks, each harder and more dangerous than the one before. For her last task, Psyche was given a little box and told to take it to the Underworld, where she was to obtain some of the beauty of Persephone, the wife of Hades, and put it in the box.

During her journeys, Psyche had been given advice on avoiding the dangers to be found in the Realm of the Dead and also cautioned not to open the box, but temptation overcome her and she ignored the warnings. Instead of finding beauty, however, Psyche found deadly slumber. When Eros discovered his beloved lying lifeless upon the ground, he gathered the perpetual sleep from Psyche's body and returned it to the box.

Aphrodite was persuaded to forgive Psyche and Zeus, moved by Psyche's love for Eros, made her immortal, agreeing that the lovers could be united for all eternity. In due time, a daughter was born to them and they named her Volupta, which means "Pleasure."