It’s been a little while since I have written…went on a little vacation to Europe! So, I had a chance to give my brain a little bit of a break…but now, I’m back to the drawing board…or, rather, the minimalism board!
I’ve been thinking about it…I can imagine someone coming across my board and reading my reviews about watercolors…how are the two related? I have chosen to take the path of a more simplistic life…I’m following the ways of minimalistic thinking. I’ve been holding onto so many things in my life…over the past few months, my husband and I have gotten rid of almost 15% of what we own….things we have been holding on to in our lives that have both a positive and negative meaning. Overall, these objects have made our life more difficult. So, the purpose of this blog is to go through things that have an artistic meaning in my life. I have had the thought that my art gives my life meaning. But as I go through the next chapter in my life, a wife, a manager, an artist, I understand that my art does not give my life meaning…it’s actually the other way around. I give my art life and meaning.
Whoa. That just got heavy.
But as I was painting and reviewing the watercolors in my art collection, I understand why I kept them…and why I should let them go. I am basically giving permission to myself to alter my own possessions to make my life less complicated.
And what you see here ladies and gentlemen make my life more simple. Yes, I understand that I still own this, but I never used my watercolors because it was never in one place. I had several bags hanging out all over my sewing room…but now I have it in one toolbox where I can actually carry it to somewhere I can use it. I can’t explain the sense of accomplishment when I actually condensed down my watercolors to one small box. I can see all my things at once and see what my choices are. Knowing that I was able to accomplish this small task gives me the confidence I can move on to another thing in my sewing room. A small step to others but a huge step to me.
Now onto everything else…my journey continues!
From Mess to Dress 