An Emotional Bouncy House Ball to the Face
Alternate Title: Thank you! I love you!
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Good morning, Nibblers
Happy Tuesday!
I hope the sun is shining brightly on you today, and if it is raining, I hope the fact that it’s Nibbler Day will help make up for that fact.
I’m going to stuff you straight into the blog this morning because it’s a good one, if I do say so myself!
ON THE BLOG / VLOG
An Emotional Bouncy House Ball to the Face
In the last Nibbler banged out on a chilly, power-insecure evening, I mentioned two blog posts that had been simmering on the back burner of my brain, but they can be combined into one extra-long bloviated post. So. Buckle up. Here we go!
We will be here for a moment - yes, another cup of tea is in order.
I was asking myself and as an extension (you) why my sales in the gallery had slumped, and then I was going to explain why I went out and got a job. But at the end of the day, the two are interwoven and interconnected.
Ever since I posed the questions to you, my Snacky, Nibbly readers, I’ve been rolling them around in my head because, as of two weeks ago, I didn’t know what had changed so dramatically for my sales in the gallery to be twisting in the wind like a dancing tubeman outside of a used car dealer.
As a refresher, this was part of the post from two weeks ago:
I had an exceptionally slow fall/winter in the gallery (the gallery did just fine), so I’ve had time to play and experiment with new techniques in my garage studio. This has been fun, and I am excited to show off some terrible art, which I’m okay making in the spirit of experimentation.
However!!
I have had to manage the emotional tidal wave of realizing the gallery did just fine… it was my art that did NOT do just fine….
Stay with me - I promise this is not a sob story but a love letter.
MY FAVORITE SNACK
It is with great sadness that I must report - that regular sourdough bread started to make me feel not great.
With my gluten (possibly wheat) sensitivity, it was always a bit of a gamble, and I got away with it for a long time, but I shall not be dissuaded.
I have moved on to Brown Rice Sourdough Bread.
Which is not easy.
I mean, look at the ingredients list here!!!
Gummy loaf #4 hot from the oven.
It looks pretty, but it’s not quite bread yet.
I’ll get there…I‘m sure of it.
TODAY I LEARNED
That I still love cutting up paper.
My mom says that when I was a toddler, she could sit me down with a stack of old magazines and a pair of scissors (it was the 70s; no, they were not child-safe), and I would keep myself occupied for HOURS.
This is apparently still true today.
I ordered a paper cutter and it came the other day, and I’ve had SO MUCH FUN!!!
I cut up some prints that were not selling, and now LOOK!!!
I have these delightful little bookmarks!
AREN’T THEY ADORABLE?!
I will be including them with orders that I ship out as an extra fun little gift. They make me wildly happy.
Also, now we need more books!
SHOP
All the Flowers!!!
The flower painting in the blog post isn’t on my site yet because, technically, it’s not done, but I do love it, and I want to make more, so stay tuned. If you want one, reply to this email, and I’ll add you to my waiting list.
Encaustic Florals are available in the For ArtSake Gallery here in Newport and on my website!
HAPPY TUESDAY!
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Jill
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