Advent Time

I am trying to finish a cute little gingerbread advent calendar for Maia, but I cant find the brown thread. It has pockets for all the gingerbread cookies to go in everyday until Christmas Eve, exactly the thing I would have pooh poohed in art school. Funny how the light in little kids eyes changes your perception of things, and what is real. Now if I could only find that darn brown thread....

Surreptitious Time

The word surreptitious has got to be my favourite word in the English language. It means obtained, done, or made by stealth or in secret. I used to love the word for its poetic imagery but now that has taken on a whole new meaning as a mother.

I just gave birth five weeks ago to my little boy River Isaiah, add to that my three year old daughter Maia and I have not much time to myself but I am crying inside for time to create, create my own personal imagery in my art and also create beautiful things for my daughter and my family. Time I have to steal.

I find I am so much happier when I am creating something and now that I am trying desperately to lose the baby weight, I find I also lose the craving to eat things I shouldnt when I am working on something. Now if I could only find the time, between doing dishes, laundry, cooking, cleaning, and of course spending precious and loving time with my children, I have all these ideas spinning around in my head that need to get out...