The last new wedding art in the series!

I finished the last bridal / wedding design of this year! I've named her "The Beautiful Bride & Roses Fairy," and I think she's gorgeous! Her eyes are so peaceful and serene and happy, and I love the large open ivory roses on her headpiece and in her bouquet. She was a lot of fun to create. I love weddings.... :) Now, I can design more Zazzle products with this new image. I'm addicted to Zazzle!! ... And, speaking of art... I received some WONDERFUL & honest insight into the first postcard I designed for my marketing materials from Stuart. Thanks, Stuart! I'll use these up first, but then its back to the drawing board. Thats ok... they're fun to make, and are essentially free, if I wait for a sale. All I pay for is shipping. Good deal! Nancy and I are painting on Friday. WoooHooo! Can't wait!

More new art and such

A while ago, I had been in a looooong drawing phase, and now I'm in a painting phase. It's either one or the other for me with art. This new bridal / wedding piece is part of another product series at Zazzle, and the original (of course) is available on ebay. ... Kathie emailed me last week about painting a piece of wood for the converted garage that is now a playroom for her kids called "The Room." At first, I said yes. The more I thought about it though, the more I realized I wasnt the right woman for the job. She wants cursive lettering, and I'm not great at that. Today was another "bad mood" day for my roommate. A hermit existence. No fun. No socializing. No sunshine, etc. I really need to start planning for my next "move." I cant and wont do this much longer. I wonder if I'm spelling the word TRAPPED right...

A bad day, but new art

I can't really spread the real reason I had a crappy day, but suffice to say that I need to learn how not to let other's erratic mood swings affect me so much. I did get an apology, but its like the saying goes.... a day late and a dollar short. The other reason my day totally sucked was because when I woke up, my heart was jumping out of my chest. The home health nurse came to give me the 3rd IVIG infusion, but when we called the doctor... he said to cancel this last dose and just do it again in 3 weeks. Thank God. The first nurse on Wednesday ran the IV stuff in me over 2 hours, instead of 4.5 hours. I've been feeling really bad ever since. The bad mood thing with this other person didnt help any either. If there was a reason for it, I could try and understand. BUT, there just never is. It's a CLINICAL thing. The only thing I know to do is save my money.... when I even start getting income. The one saving grace I did have today was that I finished the first knitting (fairy) design for Miriam. I had a preset color combo from her to use, which made it VERY challenging, but I really enjoyed the creative process. I hope she likes it, and if she does, I will be making magnets for her to sell in her new store up in Vermont. She, and her husband Nick, are both very nice people, and I'm really glad I've met them. I have my first across the board 10% off sale on ebay using their new Markdown Manager feature going on, as we speak. I'm hoping I get some bites without having to send pieces to online auction. I'd rather just sell out of my store! Tomorrow, I'm hoping to finish another artwork. I've got some Zazzle product work to do, too. (My new Palm Trees by the Sea greeting card won Today's Best!!)

A Zazzle surprise on their official Blog / etc

I was browsing The Zazzle web site (http://www.zazzle.com/folkartblonde) when I stumbled upon their official Blog (http://blog.zazzle.com/). It's a new feature. One of the recent posts, written by a Zazzle employee, was about 49 of the coolest Zazzle Galleries. I almost fainted dead away when I saw MY Gallery listed there!! OMG - how cool is that?! I wish they would email you when stuff like that happens... VERY exciting since I've been working really hard at designing products lately. Mine is the only green one down towards the bottom. :)



IVIG started back today at the house and with a new nurse. 1 day down and 2 more to go. My head has been hurting all night long something awful, and I havent slept a wink because of it (side effect of the medicine.) It's been 4 weeks since I've had it, and I was getting kinda worried since the benefits of the drug wont kick in for another 2 weeks. After the infusion, I thought a Mack truck had hit me. Combined with the Benadryl I had to take, I was zonked! Like I said, 1 day down and 2 more to go.

government red tape

For the last 2 days, I have been on the phone non-stop trying to get my long-term disability benefits coordinated. I havent had income since December, and if it wasnt for my Mother... thank God for mamas! They are dragging their feet, and are requesting information over and over that they already have from myself and my doctors. This should be illegal. I think the whole system is designed to make you just give up and become a wandering homeless person who holds a sign beside the highway off any given exit ramp... "Will work for green beer since it's almost St. Patrick's Day!!" Good GOD, do I wish I could go down to Limerick Junction in Virginia Highlands with my friends. I know the place is going to be packed all day long! There's nothing like a bunch of drunk Irish wanna-be's listening and laughing to real drunk Irishman playing his songs for the crowd. Memories.... :) - I sold 13 t-shirts for St. Paddy's on Zazzle. The most popular design was: My shamrocks are bigger than yours. :) There were some pretty awesome designs for this fab holiday on there from other designers and artists, so I felt lucky and honored to have sold that many. To your right, is a painting I did last spring right when I first opened my ebay art store. It has since been sold, but I had to post the image because I feel like I am juggling the entire world right now. If I could just have income again... it sure would relieve a lot of stress and anxiety. What do other people do who have no one to fall back on in a crisis? There's got to be a better way than the current system.... there just has to be. Again, thank God for my Mama.

my divorce is final

Thank God, it's all finally over with. The negative stress is nothing I need right now at all... well for that matter... never! Mark my words. I will never do this marriage thing again as long as I live. I'm not into taking verbal/emotional/mental abuse from someone who pretended to take wedding vows seriously, and then tried to blame ME for HIM bringing all the problems into our marriage. I will always love him, and he will always hold a special place in my heart, BUT.... I'm much better off being single. I can do what interests me, and not have to worry about babysitting a grown man. Its funny... he's now seemingly "taking care of business" in his life. Had he been aware of his issues when we first got married, we couldve had a beautiful life together. How I was supposed to know there were much deeper issues than irresponsibility and immaturity going on? (I'm still pissed about not getting the fridge.) At any rate, its done. ... On a much happier note, here's my latest ACEO! Its entitled, Happy Funky Preachin' Nun. Enjoy!

Tulip on flickr

Tulip
Originally uploaded by Lindje.

I cant sleep tonight for some reason, and so I decided to surf the photos and art on flickr. I created a group, last summer, called Tulips & Sunflowers. When I go through the pictures of my 2 favorite flowers, sometimes I feel like its my own private showing. I ran across this one tonight. It's of exceptional quality and character! See the link for the fine photographer who created this beauty. (OOOPS! the link doesnt show up because of the black background, but if you run your mouse underneath the tulip... you will see a flickr URL show up in the lower left-hand corner of your screen. then click!)

Guardian Angel from Holly Hinkle

My flickr friend and outsider folkartist from West Virginia, Holly Hinkle, mailed me the most precious gift... my very own guardian angel - folk art style! Its even more incredible in person than when I first saw it last November on her flickr web site. Its definitely going on my cross collection wall above my folk art Jesus painting. I just had to share this event and art with the world, and hopefully she'll know just how much I appreciate her kind spirit, generosity, and talent. Thanks again Holly! (man oh man... where was she on Feb. 24th??) By the way, if you get a moment ... check out her web site: http://www.hillbillyartist.com