Shall we start off 2015 by saying…GOODBYE 2014! It was a good year, a busy year, yes a very busy year and now my body is saying, slow down, smell the roses, paint a few roses, love a few roses.

Time to start a new year and new ways.

I have my health at the top of the list. I really want to loose another 40 lbs and I’m on day 6 of another cleanse. I must say I pigged out big time over the holidays and gained 5 lbs but I’ve already lost that. I also want to focus on my painting. I was a little embarrassed last October during our studio open house because I had very little work to show. Well not embarrassed but, okay a little, but really it was an eye opener that even though I have a studio I really need to start taking my art more seriously.

A colleague at work has commissioned a painting from me. That excites me. I’ve started with some paint sketches (small paintings) but I don’t think I’ve come up with something that is worth showing her yet. I’ll keep plugging away at it.

I’m really obsessed with Zentangles at the moment and I’ve done many of them on acrylic paper but now I’m translating it to canvas. Here is a pic of the beginnings of a zentangle. You can google the word to learn more if it really interests you. That’s what I did and I was hooked immediately. It’s basically a form of art meditation where you start with one central line and then work one side of the line at one time,  then the other. This is the largest zentangle I have ever done but you know me, break all the rules lol. It’s about 30″ x 40″. I’ve done one in color too and that breaks the camel’s back I’m sure lol.

below is a completed zentangle that I gave to a friend

Oh I also completed some projects around the house during my holidays that I had put off all year because I was too fucking busy crocheting !!  Here is my favorite one. Took me an entire week to collect corks from people around the city but I godder done! Imagine how much wine I would have had to drink all year to accumulate those many corks? And corked wine is not cheap! The frame took 6 coats of paint and is about 14″ x 18″. I love my new jewelry box on the wall .

and last but not least…here is my new favorite animal. I’ve babysat him twice now and I’m in love. His name is Zeus and he’s only a year old but he’s strong, cute and a little puppy in a great big great dane body lol….yes he takes up half the bed but that’s okay cuz he’s a super duper cuddly boy and I wuvs him!