Inspired Women

 "Women have always lived by inspiration. It helps her avoid the things in everyday living that she's supposed to face. Many things inspire Women- art, books, poems, other women, and when properly inspired, there are no limits to the things she can achieve." ~anonymous

This is me. I am easily inspired by my surroundings. And often, it is another woman, in the throws of inspiration that I find most inspiring. When I see another woman, another mother, living the creative life and earning an income while doing it- I am re-assured that I am following the right path. I tune out the rest of the world and dream up new designs. New ideas. I dream up wild and crazy things like having a studio outside my home. Like having my own home decor line. Like being featured in a magazine. Those big dreams actually help me focus on the little ones first- like increasing my blog following and taking more interesting/ creative photos of my art.

So, that's the path I'm on today...the smaller dreams. I am re-taking photos of my art for Etsy and I feel really encouraged by how they look.

 Before, the pictures were to the point- just photographs of the actual artwork. They just weren't sitting well with me. As I've been researching and looking at other people's shops and the photos of products that Etsy highlights- the photography is creative and interesting.

 Then, I got to thinking about catalogs. Pottery Barn would never just have individual photographs of their merchandise. They set it up, so we, the consumer, can visualize the product in the way it's intended to used.

This new look alone inspires and motivates me! Again, I feel encouraged that I am on the right path. The artwork and the photographs represent me now. That's something to feel good about!

And, that other part of the quote above: "It helps her avoid the things in everyday living that she's supposed to face." Well, that couldn't be more true, either. For me, creativity = sanity. But then there's a downfall, too...like the fact that I over-looked (okay, I just plain didn't have a clue) that there wasn't school today. I had planned a work day at home and scheduled Cohen for daycare, thinking I'd have a kid-free house for a few hours this morning. Even so, one less kid makes a huge difference and Ella is being amazing!