Happy Holidays!
Cedar Lee December 19th, 2009
The winter solstice is in two days and where I live we’ve gotten almost two feet of snow in the past 24 hours! I’ve baked peanut butter chocolate chip cookies and I’m feeling good. I’m eagerly preparing to spend my Christmas and New Years with family and friends.
This poor blog has been abandoned for the past 2 months as I’ve focused on the major life change of new parenthood, and I’ve missed posting here. I’m looking forward to reinstating my regular blog-writing schedule in the new year.
My baby son will be going to work with me in the studio every day starting next month. Historically, my cat and my two black labs have been my only studio companions. Now this little guy will be hanging out in the studio as well:
As a result I predict my work habits will be changed–instead of long dawdling hours at the easel, I will work in short, intense spurts of productivity. I’m interested to see how these forced time constraints will affect my art, and I think as a matter of course my new work will be infused with spontaneity and decisive energy. I intend to jump right in and accomplish whatever I can in whatever way that works.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the coming year, becoming inspired and motivated. I know from experience the power I can harness just by focusing my energies, however meager those energies may be. So I’ve got goals and I’m making them official!
My list of New Year’s Resolutions includes the completion of renovations to my new studio space, the completion of a certain number of paintings in each series, regular upkeep and improvement to my website, and other professional goals involving exhibiting my work and cultivating my relationships with art galleries.
The blank canvases are waiting to be filled–I can’t wait!
Happy Holidays to you all–see you in 2010!
