The Creating Mama's Journey

Soul Food For Thought

 Where to even begin?

On a whim (how some of my life's greatest foibles, fumbles but also victories, have begun!) I took the plunge and enrolled in this e-course on how to take your creative business ideas and allow them the room and resources to "take flight".

Day One today and already I'm feeling inspired, moved, excited, nervous, terrified and overwhelmed. In other words, I don't even know where my emotions to move from here! 

The truth is, when it comes to what I see myself wanting, I mean REALLY wanting from life, it's easy for me to work that out long-term. I want:

- my own comedy style show, nationally broadcast on Australia with opportunities also presenting themselves overseas.

- to have an independent production company (in the vein of Roving Enterprises, Working Dog, etc) through which I can produce my own projects for film and TV. I already have several people I wish to work with this on in mind!

- have a national profile as a comedic personality and be in demand for TV gigs, etc.

- write a regular national parenting column for a high profile magazine or newspaper.

- publish my cartoons on family life in a weekly high profile newspaper.

- present or co-present a weekly national radio show.

- launch and promote an organisation which supports families to embark on volunteer trips with their kids, to inspire the next generation to be actively involved in helping the global community.

- have a full-time housekeeper/nanny/PA/all-round superstar to keep the family life organised and relatively hygienic.

That really is it.

It's when it comes down to the nitty gritty of the short-term goals that I begin to struggle with feeling overwhelmed. So many things! So much to do! So many other exciting projects that I am tempted to be sidetracked with!

See, in this is not even MENTIONED the possibility of selling my art (a journey, mind you, which I really have only just begun), yet I really am loving it so much that I feel like that really could be part of my goals list, yet where the heck would I even begin in terms of fitting that in? Agh....

One of the ideas Kelly Rae presents in her workshop (I'm sure it's cool to share this as she mentions it on her public blog also) is that of writing a letter to your future self. 

I love this idea, even though it kinda frightens me. 

Yet...off I go!

Okay, here goes...!

I've been procrastinating and procrastinating putting any of my artwork up here, for fear of looking, well stupid.

Then I thought, 'hang on, what if I write a very long and considered pre-cursor to viewing each piece, saying, essentially, that I know it's crap'. Then I thought, well, if I really believe that, then what the hell am I doing even putting it up in cyberspace?

I'm a beginner. I have a long way to go. But it's gotta start somewhere, and here it is.

No more justifying. 

Just putting it out there!

I can't wait to be inspired and to continue to develop on this amazing new journey. 

xxx

"Unexpected" February 2010 

I am so in love with this website right now

I have only just discovered this, and having recently embarked on a mission to make our new abode a work of art in itself, in that I mean making the effort to really reflect the spirit of our family in a vibrant, colourful and stimulating way, I just can't get enough of these amazing tidbits of inspiration!

   

Oh those colours, especially the purple. Yummy!

And check out this for a funky, retro look:

 

I just adore the idea - and as some of these amazing house tours show, the reality - of making a place busy with lots of gorgeous (and vintage - which I'm discovering more and more, is my style) bits and pieces, but without it looking too cluttered and out of control. 

I loves it. 

Go to www.apartmenttherapy.com 

A new experiment in creating online!

Well hello there Webby Webby Woo Woo!

Welcome to my new little corner of cyberspace, on which I intend to dedicate to my ventures and adventures in creativity - as well as sharing the inspiring nuggets I've found elsewhere. 

I'm a performer, writer and mother of three - a few months ago I thought that was a pretty cool combo, until I was in a pretty nasty head-on collision. I'm still recovering, doing much better, but anyway, obviously this was an extremely life-changing event. It was once the fog started to lift that I decided to explore other sides to myself that I had never even thought to uncover and one of these was, to my absolute surprise and delight, creating visual art. 

I'm absolutely a newbie with no claims to excellence whatsover - my aim here is not of the "look at me!" variety, but rather just to share what I'm working on, thoughts on creativity in a variety of media and other bits and pieces I come across in my travels, and hopefully open up a bit of communication with other people with regards to just this!

I have found making art to be incredibly nourishing to my soul in this year and absolutely a key part to my recovery, physically and mentally. It blows my mind to think that this time even just a few months ago, I would never have even dreamed of picking up a canvas!

Here's to new adventures, new creations and new friends. 

xxx