well, most people see me as a pretty, small (only b/c this side of the world is populated with people taller than my ancestors!), funny, nice, and quiet girl. interesting, because as soon as they get to know me, they think that all of the above are true . . . except for the quiet part. I'd be the first to tell you that only on occasion do I think I am pretty, I always feel short until I put on my shoes (which usually have at least a 2 -3" heel), I love to make people laugh, I can only stand being nice for so long . . . and then I tell it like it is, and I'm often quiet b/c I LOVE observing people and things (almost like an addiction).
I was born in Shiraz, Iran, and came to the US with my mom & dad when I was just a baby. never been back to my birthplace, but have always felt a strong curiosity to walk the pavement of the place from where i came. i have a brother who is one of my lifelong very best friends, and whose opinion i value in the area of art. am married to a really good guy (generally, LOL) and we have 4 beautiful kids together.
i have always had a strong magnetism towards all things artistic and musical and have needed to be involved in these arenas during every part of my life. even when i was a little girl i was conducting concerts while standing in front of our family TV, winning art competitions, and writing poetry about all things philosophical.
now, all of my passion and creativity go into my art. i wish i could create in my studio 24/7, but i guess i need to feed and clothe the kids every few hours . . . oh, yeah, and i need to eat and sleep too. often, i find myself a little short of eating and sleeping as much as i need to b/c i "just have one more thing to add" to a LO or project. But, I keep reminding myself that a tired artist isn't as productive as a well-rested one, so I'll be better with that aspect shortly.
which, brings me to my next point . . . it's 10:30, i'm hungry (again!), so i better go snack on some celery and PB and get to bed early tonight. i didn't get into bed until 1:30 last night after losing myself in the studio!
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06 December 2008
My outlet
I have a family blog. But, it seems to be more about me and my daily happenings with the kids, my art, or me just sitting around in my pj's telling everyone about it! So, it's really about time I created this blog solely about me so that I can have a little space on the web to talk about my day and not feel like it's false advertising! (you show up at the fam blog and can't find any stories about anyone else! lol!)
Anyway, today was a pretty good day in the studio. Ian had the kids while I worked on my projects, which is great especially since Hudson now 9 months old doesn't even let me get 2 steps away from him (literally!) without throwing a fit these days. I did manage to set up a little space for Cameron and Azelin to do create some art too and, of course, the entire studio is a disaster now. Azelin creates much like me . . . quietly, deliberately, and after she's done, it looks like a tornado ravaged the place! It'll take a little while to put everything back together, but it was worth it. I did 2 layouts today -- one of which was my first ever Christmas layout (I refuse to scrap holidays for the most part b/c I HATE anything cheesy or cliche, but it turned out just my style! SURPRISE to ME!). The other LO was about me and Azelin. Just random pics from the first 3-4 years of her life that were good-looking, but I wouldn't have known what topic to scrap them under, so I just lumped them together and made a pretty yummy layout w/them!
I REALLY want to post a pic of my studio to start off with, but, alas, my beloved Mac is sitting in a Fed Ex terminal in Richmond tonight, making its way home from being serviced. We'll see if they got anywhere with it without killing all of the data that was stored on it. If all my pics are there though, you know what I'll be doing on Monday when I get it back! Backing that baby up!
Also on the adjenda for the coming week: post my online LO gallery, submit to publication and DT calls and get serious about my dream of working in the scrapbooking world!
Anyway, today was a pretty good day in the studio. Ian had the kids while I worked on my projects, which is great especially since Hudson now 9 months old doesn't even let me get 2 steps away from him (literally!) without throwing a fit these days. I did manage to set up a little space for Cameron and Azelin to do create some art too and, of course, the entire studio is a disaster now. Azelin creates much like me . . . quietly, deliberately, and after she's done, it looks like a tornado ravaged the place! It'll take a little while to put everything back together, but it was worth it. I did 2 layouts today -- one of which was my first ever Christmas layout (I refuse to scrap holidays for the most part b/c I HATE anything cheesy or cliche, but it turned out just my style! SURPRISE to ME!). The other LO was about me and Azelin. Just random pics from the first 3-4 years of her life that were good-looking, but I wouldn't have known what topic to scrap them under, so I just lumped them together and made a pretty yummy layout w/them!
I REALLY want to post a pic of my studio to start off with, but, alas, my beloved Mac is sitting in a Fed Ex terminal in Richmond tonight, making its way home from being serviced. We'll see if they got anywhere with it without killing all of the data that was stored on it. If all my pics are there though, you know what I'll be doing on Monday when I get it back! Backing that baby up!
Also on the adjenda for the coming week: post my online LO gallery, submit to publication and DT calls and get serious about my dream of working in the scrapbooking world!
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