Moving is Hard

My new afternoon view

I must admit that I had underestimated just how hard moving can be. The time spent to unpack, rebuild and begin to settle in to a new house, studio and city.

Until recently I did not realize that I had lost a lot of my mojo. In terms of set up, the studio and the house were coming together but I had not felt the drive to create. I procrastinated and kept myself busy with a thousand things. Then, recently when I was speaking to one of the Lovelies, she expressed that she had not felt the drive to create and asked me if I had been feeling the same. I had. I have been in a bit of mourning, feeling a sense of loss.. I miss you all and I miss the community that we shared. I have also come to realize that I have done you a disservice by not reaching out sooner. I am sorry that I have been absent. I had been waiting for everything to come together, to have the perfect studio picture, to show you what I had been creating, to say the right things (haha I don't think I have ever done that) , write the perfect email etc, etc. Instead I am taking inspiration from Michele's IG (@creativewilson) #realnovember.

Things are not always perfect but we still need to push forward, support, connect and share. I would like to continue to support you all in your artistic adventures.

So, I am reaching out. There will be typos, punctuation errors and things I will forget to say but I am not going to over think it because if I do I will become frozen and this email will yet again not be sent.

There has been a lot of adjusting, in fact for the longest time I felt as though I had gone on a vacation and over packed to the point of bringing all of my furniture, I always over pack.

Everyone is well. Kelowna is a great place to be. Nestling #1 is back in his old position but in Kelowna (YAY). Nestling #2 is settling in (today is her birthday!). Quinn is LOVING UVic. Nestling #3 is enjoying her job at the Alzheimer's Society. The kids all made it for a visit this summer, from as far away as Munich. Derby is still the best dog ever and Stella, well she is still Stella. #donteventhinkofpickingherup

So, here is where I am at....

I am back in the studio and slowllllllly getting my mojo back, new ideas are beginning to flow. The best thing that I could do was to begin to show up in the studio and in my art practice 5 days a week. I am not going to lie, it wasn't pretty to start but, it is getting better. Currently the studio is in chaos but, in a good way as I am in a crunch time getting ready for Circle Craft (Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre November 7th - 11th. I will send out show info with a code for $3 off tickets. ) Hopefully some of you will be able to come out and say hello.

I'd like to get the FB Group Encaustic Crow's back up and running. I would love it if you also posted in it. Things that inspire you, art things that interest, projects that you are working on, call to artists and other good stuff. I think it will be a good way to keep connected and stay inspired.

The struggle is real, we all have our stuff and mine is going to be just fine.

Please know I think of you all often. Let me know how you are doing. Miss you.

Much love,

Megan