Art Therapy

I'm so glad that you came to visit my blog. Its a bit of a mishmash of the things I like to do...write, paint and make jewelry among others. I've always "made things." People remind me of my "pillow phase" when I decided that Christmas was too commercial and that one should only gift something one makes oneself. You know that phase I'm sure. I made pillows with the name of the recipient embroidered on them. Some of them had the pillows displayed for years! My dining room turned into Santa's workshop and in spite of the chaos this represented in the living quarters of a family of six (plus dogs and cats) it made me enormously happy.

I'm always happiest making things. I've knitted, sewn, made mosaic creations and decorated and redecorated various homes that we've lived in through the years. I've co-produced four amazing individuals and have amused them through the years with my latest endeavor. I only make things that I like to live around, believe in, or wear on my own body. At work as a birth educator, I've written most of my material, articles and booklets. I've never bored a student...knowingly at least. My sense of humor extended to a very serious subject and I tried to creatively help them to help themselves and in the process, deliver their own creations in the form of healthy bouncy babies.

Esteban used to kid me and say "Mommy is in her nutty phase. She needs art therapy!" when he saw me immersed in my latest project. Now, when I "create" something or other I smile and think of how he'd like what I'm making. He always loved what I made and knew that it was purely for me. Maybe that's why I blush when my kids and friends call me "an artist" or tell me to sell this or that. It was never my intention to be one. Artist is a very big word and a big ambition. My own ambition is to dive into what I make and enjoy the process.