Winter.

P.S. Who’s old enough to recognize this reference?! Yikes.

OH, I do have a love-hate relationship with the whole winter solstice things. Part of me loves the coziness of a fireplace, the excuse not to go out and about, (or even, to get the “list” accomplished), the relative solitude and quiet of early wintertime. Patience with all of that begins to dwindle about mid-January, when I become much too eager to have it all done with. And I really do hate that up here in the Pacific Northwest, we have about eight hours of daylight; I am a let-there-be-light kinda girl, opening up blinds and curtains and letting the light in. I comfort myself knowing that at the summer solstice, I’ll have 16 big hours of daylight.

I’ve just completed a busy month of lists and to-do’s, in both my studio and personal ventures, with a lot of multi-tasking and self-imposed and real deadlines to conquer. So my first December blog post, scratched out early in the month but waiting for a drawing or two, kept getting put on the back burner. I’ll fix that one up and post it next week after Christmas Day. Now I am ready to hunker down and enjoy what’s left of the season, lighting candles to help me love the dark more.

I am looking forward to reflecting on next year’s goals, but I am not ready to put myself out there (to me, much less you!) Part of me wants to forge ahead with the ideas swirling about my head and the other part wants to lay back a little and give my brain a vacation. Plus, these are such confusing and perplexing times, with dread around each corner, and I believe that making art keeps me engaged so I don’t fret constantly about what’s lurking there.

So I just wanted to touch base with you all, hope you are enjoying the holiday season, staying safe (harder and harder to do, yes/), and will talk to you soon.

Found this just before I went to write this. If you need some funny papers in your life, this seems like the place!

https://mpembed.com/show/?m=MPAY5w9fuNv&mpu=885