CONSCIOUS STREAMS OF CREATIVITY

It's all good. I need a long vacation from my job. I wish there was a way to take a couple of weeks and just do what I want to do....create, create, and.....C-R-E-A-T-E!!

Finally, a pic of my creations. I love accessories and here are some items I came up with. The shoe can be used as a pin cushion and the purse is a miniature, not really for use. I actually started out by making a female torso (another obsession), and the shoe and purse just followed.

Don't ask me why I chose the color scheme. I was in a bin of appliques in the garment district downtown L.A. at one of my favorite fabric/notions store, and they had these for a dollar or something. So I grabbed up as many as I could find.

When I got home I just added the pieces to them and it just seemed to work. Well anyway I like it.


DON AND THE CREW WORKIN' IT OUT!

Last Friday my choir's piano player had a CD Release Party at BB King's at Universal City Walk and it was loads of fun! Shout out to Don, Camille and FAME choir's who were up in that joint, having a party! I appeared in Don's video for one of the singles, "BBQ" and we had a ball filming that at Griffiths Park. I hope to see it on BET, MTV one day....the boy's got mad skillz!

We had so much fun it was crazy....hey Monique, Monica and Sherrilyn!!! What goes on in the car, stays in the car...(teehee). And that goes double for our Table.

The headliner that evening was a band called the "Polyester Players." Oh...those brothas got down to the ground. Reminded me of the Ohio Players or Outkast, because they were wild with theirs. The guitar player was rolling all over the floor and never missed a lick! And the singers were off the hook. They had humor, energy and stage presence. I definitely recommend catching this band whenever you see their names. Play on Playas!! They will be the next big breakout band.

WHAT A GIRL WANTS

Some days, no some months are better than others....and this month has been phenomenal! Not only have I been catching up on my projects, but I've attended some great jazz concerts, and fulfilled a goal of attending a Gift Show for exhibitors and buyers. And the great thing was, I had no idea I was going to attend. Thanks cousin Dena, and her girl Tori for hookin' a sistah up. Man I enjoyed the show....seeing just what it takes to be a full fledged vendor, someone selling handmade wares and being able to let buyers see what you have to offer. I saw my future....and it does look bright.

I'm one of those girls who wants things when I want them. I work hard and I pray, and when I see my efforts going unnoticed...it bugs me. I want to get those oppportunities where I can get my foot in the door and step up my game. For years and years I've played it safe. People tell me all the time that I've created cool things. When I used to be a vendor at the flea market in DC, I sold a little, but got a lot of great feedback.

Everytime I turn around now, people are raving about how unbelievable some of my work is...well....what I want is someone to notice it, buy it, support it. And I need to have that happen NOW! I never took myself serious, and now I can't stop obsessing over the possibilities. I know it will happen, but I need patience and that's hard to do when you feel like you're doing all you can but the obstacles and hurdles keep appearing. I know that one day I'll look up and I won't be sitting behind this desk. I'll be in MY STUDIO, with clay and paint and glitter everywhere, and I'll smile and say....yea, I told you so!

I'm learning to Toot my own horn, and get out there and be a saleswoman. I have to be 'cause no one can do anything for you. I will be successful. But until that day...the beat goes on and I've got to shake, rattle and roll the drums so that I will get noticed, get the chance to show you what I'm workin' with...on a large scale. I'm doing this for a reason.....God knows I am.

This is one of my all time favorite quotes....

"WOMAN IS BORN TO CREATE…IN CREATING SHE BECOMES HERSELF, ACCOMPLISHES HER DESTINY. HER WHOLE LIFE IS ONLY AN INITIATION INTO THE CREATIVE POWER. TO CREATE IS NOT MERELY TO PRODUCE A WORK…IT IS TO GIVE OUT ONES OWN INDIVIDUALITY. WOMAN BECOMES CREATOR WHEN, AFTER THE INNUMERABLE STAGES OF ADAPTATION TO ALIEN INFLUENCE, SHE FINALLY GRASPS WHAT IS REALLY HER OWN, WHAT SHE RECEIVES, NOT FROM MEN BUT DIRECTLY FROM GOD AS A SPECIAL PERSONAL MESSAGE."
- JEANNE DE VIETINGHOFF

Well at least I have two images posted today....progress! :0)