Today I listed paper rose garlands in my Etsy shop.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/184306880/spring-pink-rosette-garland-8-feet-paper?ref=listing-shop-header-1
Truthfully I get nervous when I create a listing because it makes me vulnerable. Sure, I like what I create, but will others? It takes some courage to get your hopes up and put a new item out there...so I fortified myself with ice cream. Who's with me?!
Recently I've noticed that my minimalist tendencies have been...wandering... I'm starting to be drawn to the lush, the frivolous. What? That may call for another spoonful of ice cream. But one thing I've been pondering as I read various artist blogs is the presence of beauty in our lives. We crave it. As a christian, I tend to think we're drawn to beauty because God is beautiful, and we're made in His image. Beauty reminds us that life is bigger than a fleeting moment, that there is something bigger going on. And with the approach of Spring blossoms, I'm craving more and more beauty.
Even if it means the clean, modern lines in my atelier are softened with oodles of paper roses!
I love how you explain why you are drawn to beauty. Me too! I recently heard someone say that as artists, one of our roles is to bring the beautiful, the good, and the true to others- I like that. I love your new endeavors!
ReplyDelete