So, I’m going to level with you — this was probably not the best month to exercise even the smallest amount of ambition with regards to attempts to “organize” and “schedule” creativity, and I’ll tell you why — we’re moving.
Or hoping to, at least.
We’ve been in this house for eight years. In that time, we’ve accrued new hobbies, new passions, and new collections, and have thoroughly outgrown the place. Which is fine — this was always intended to be a starter home — but it’s only in the the last two years or so that we’ve really started feeling claustrophobic, and we’ve been fortunate in that it aligned with a significant uptick in our income.
In the last few weeks, we actually finally started to get the ball rolling with regards to concrete next steps, starting with contacting our realtor, and getting an estimate for our mortgage. We’re currently in the throes of finishing up a series of tasks set to us by said realtor, which included packing away all our extraneous belongings, purging old junk, painting the downstairs bathroom, touching up paint throughout the house, patching up the walls, and repaneling the basement ceiling.
So, you know. Perfect time to try to get ambitious with art, right?.
I’m updating and revising my calendar as I go, though, because right now the point is to get into the habit of scheduling and planning. The chaos of the move is temporary, but hopefully the habit of at least making a (flexible) plan will be longer-lasting.
The biggest change? In the interest of minimizing the need for last-minute packing, I am putting all my traditional media supplies (pyrography pen and wood for burning; junk journal supplies; Sculpey molds; acrylics and paintbrushes) either into storage or purging them in the hopes of repurchasing fresh supplies on the other side. So for the foreseeable future, all my art will be either graphite or digital.
And yeah, that’s a pivot. But it’s what I’ve gotta do.
I’m excited to have a new space, with new possibilities. I’m looking forward to the fun part of the process — touring homes and considering new possibilities — and I’m looking forward to settling in somewhere new and making it Ours.
But until then, life is gonna be up in the air for while, and my creative routine is gonna suffer.
Hope you’re all doing well, and will see you on the other side of this.
For any of you in the Merrimack Valley-area of Massachusetts, Essex Art Center just opened a single artist exhibition by Rixy. The exhibit is called There’s Glitter in the Concrete — we were there opening night, and it’s worth checking out if you’re local.
All Your Crooked Heart 