Hi y’all,
To find out how little control you have over the direction your life takes announce your plans publicly. That’s just what I did and then we spent the rest of the year dealing with hard things or watching someone we cherish deal with hard things. Of course all plans froze in place, including the intention to write a monthly blog.
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| Procreate illustration while recovering from an illness |
During this time we grabbed some moments to regroup and consider what we were doing. One of the questions Joe asked me was if there was anything I need to shed. That question has lodged in my thoughts. Fellow teachers used to joke that we never lost any tasks as a teacher, but just added new ones. Perhaps we should shed skills, tasks, jobs that no longer serve our life. We aren’t statues. We are constantly reinventing ourselves.
Wildly enough I decided to shed Pink Bunkadoo and closed my Etsy shop. New regulations were always required and I wanted something simpler, something that reflected my art and shared products that I love. When I have Carolyn Herring Studio shop up and running, I’ll post it here. Meanwhile you can spy my artsy shenanigans on Instagram @carolyn_herring_studio
The thought of shedding or sloughing the unnecessary inspired this art journal page from Kasia Avery’s meditative Care December which I’m beginning today. It’s very worth my time. She shared the idea of a word to inform your thoughts and actions instead of resolutions which are usually forgotten. My first year participating in Care December I chose the word generosity which was a joyful word. This year my word is shed—paring habits and activities that don’t serve my artistic journey. I’ll share that art piece next week.
I’m also just beginning the Arteza Fine Art Advent calendar. The projects have a wee tutorial that gives you the basic steps. The bees I painted were adorable. There are bees on so many things now because it’s too hard to stop. Painting on the walls has never been more tempting. If you’re curious,Amazon has the calendar on sale if you’re curious.
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| Practicing bees from Arteza’s Advent Calendar |
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| Arteza has a Craft and Illustrator Advent Calendar as well as the luscious Fine Art Advent Calendar |
As Pink Bunkadoo changes into Carolyn Herring Studio, there will have a few stamps and stamp sets on sale until they are gone. It takes up a lot of space to store products so instead of stamps, you can expect to find art, journals, and art papers in the future as well as whatever my art growth discovers. The Pink Bunkadoo YouTube channel will still exist, but the links will be unavailable.
Shed may not express your journey, but I can’t help but wonder which word you’ll choose. Feel free to share in the comments and any art your word inspired.
Cheers to your own metamorphosis!
Best dreams and wishes,
Carolyn
Quote: You have shed a thousand skins to become the person you are today. -Nikita Gill
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