Sarah’s Creative Journey

Real Artists Have Day Jobs by Sara Benincasa              Only 10 pages in and I am already quoting this in my blog.  I already have a feeling this will be a great book to get started (again, every day). From the first sentence of the first chapter:            "Have you ever dreamed of being a real  artist?" Obviously.         "...You are not going to become a real  artist one day.  You are a real artist right now.          Do you make art?           Do you make art because it brings you joy, and also pain, but the good kind of pain,           kind you need in order to remember that you are a real person with worth and value          and power and all of the feelings?          Do you make art because it's fun?        ...

Ever feel the urge to do a little bit of everything?  You have piles and books of lists of things you want to do, and maybe get around to only about half of them, if that even.  I think this is something I go through everyday.  Now that I don't have a huge party (aka wedding) to plan, other projects can take priority again.  The problem is (and always is) I have too many projects. Too many things to draw/paint/illustrate/photograph... Too many books to read. Too many movies to watch. I want to learn Italian (like really learn, and be able to speak it and hold conversations even and now read through my Harry Potter book in Italian). I want to hike more and go outside/camp more.  I want to ride my bike more. I want to eat healthy and exercise. I want to hang out with my husband (woo!!), friends, and family.  ... you get the point.  The lists are never ending.  And each day they keep getting bigger.  Each day I get more frustrated and t...