day nine...

100 ideas by keri smith::number seven:
Expose yourself to a new artist, (go to a gallery, or in a book.) Write about what moves you about it.

i could not leave the house today
because ten was home with a sore belly...
{although not as sore as let on this morning...
it got better awfully quick...}

so i could not go to a gallery...
but i visited one online instead.

{not to mention, galleries are in
very short supply
in my small town...}

so instead,
i cracked a can of diet coke
and settled in at the computer...
put on some music
and visited this studio...
i love everything about this guy's work...
it is whimsical and detailed...
it's dark and imaginative and fun
and interpretative...
it makes me stop and wonder
what he was thinking at the time
and how was that made
and marvel at the emotions
that he can convey...

and it makes me want to get up off my chair,
push myself away from the computer,
go upstairs and make something....
get my hands dirty...
make a mess...
but do something
and stop daydreaming about it...

sidenotes::

my writing down the bones book came in today!!
i haven't even taken it out of the bag yet
because i am a hoarder...
i need to hold onto it
until the right moment...

i pushed myself out of my comfort zone tonight
and went to a training center
to take photos of people training for MMA
{mixed martial arts}...
a girl emailed me and asked if i would be
interested and since this is my year of
saying yes,
i said yes...
and now we are thinking that they will
get me a media pass to try shooting for a
cage match that they will be doing...
and doing some profile shots for them...
i'm excited...and nervous...
but this is a good thing.

day eight...in which i digress

100 ideas by keri smith::number six:
Glue an envelope into your journal. For one week collect items you find on the street.

the envelope is glued into the front of a new
journal started with this idea mission
in mind...
have also started painting the front
of the new journal
(originally a sketch pad)
and have the poem from number 5
glued in...

no photo of the envelope or the cover
because i spent the day taking photos
and by the time
i take more photos of the journal
and upload all the photos on the camera,
the day will be gone.

so instead,
i will tell you how i am feeling about this
idea so far...and the truth is?
i'm loving it.
i really find that i am getting a lot out of it...
it is pushing me in directions i may
not have thought about before...

sidenotes::

i have ordered this book and cannot wait
for it to come in....

i can't wait to see this movie...

or this one...

and although in a lot of her songs,
i have no idea what she is saying,
i love this woman's voice...

day seven...poems and photos and plans

100 ideas by keri smith::number five:
Find a piece of poetry you respond to. Rewrite it and glue it into your journal.

there was a particular poem
that i wanted to find for this...
i think that liz elayne shared it
a long time ago...
i think i may have actually copied it
into my journal then,
because it spoke to me that much.

but i can't find it
and thought i should look for a new one
anyhow, in spirit of the idea...

and after browsing a number of poems,
none of them speaking to me,
i came across this one.

and it sang to me.
it moved me along.
it made me go back
and reread and think
and it carried it's own beat...

i like poems like that.

those are the kinds of poems
i would like to be able to write.

if you would like to read it
{and i would urge you to do so...}
you can find it here.
i hope you enjoy it as much as i did...

and on a side note...
i had a meeting this week regarding
some ideas i have
and came away with a positive feeling...
another little step forward...
i am happy just taking these little baby steps
as long as they are in
the right direction....
:O)

day six...in which i drew for my supper...

100 ideas by keri smith::number four:
Draw your dinner.

well.

i drew my dinner.
and you will notice
there is no photo
of my drawing.

it's hard to be inspired
by mcdonalds....
:O)
but i did do it
and i'm glad that i did...

and also
today is
friday i'm in love...
and today...being the first
friday of nablopomo
i think i will share some of
the blogs i love...
and know that you will love them, too...

this cute as a button photographer...
you will love the photos...you will love the blog...
so talented!

this fabulous mix of female photographers on etsy...
you have to check this out...so much to see!

how can you not love a name like tatertots and jello...
and the blog is just as cute!

and brand new to me...but i know
that it will become an old favorite...

so go.
check them out.
tell them i said hi!
and that i'll be by later
with hot chocolate and
warm cinnamon loaf...
mmmmm...

happy friday.

day five...if i had a million dollars...

100 ideas by keri smith::number three:
Buy something inexpensive as a symbol for your need to create,
(new pen, a tea cup, journal). Use it everyday.

last night, we finished supper
{homemade beef stew done in slow cooker...
another first for me...and biscuits that
were a little hard and flat...i'm not sure
what i did wrong with those...but there
were none left over so i guess they tasted
fine}
and i went to the store to look for something
that i could use...
would use
every day....
i waited for something to speak to me...
to jump out at me...
and it took awhile....
eventually, i picked up a pack of pens
pens i used to use
and remember liking how they would
glide
across the page...


and as i was leaving that aisle,
pens in hand
i passed the crayola aisle...
and suddenly remembered number 71
on my mondo beyondo grande list...
so i grabbed a box of 64 colors
and felt instantly happy and excited...

now i just have to find a coloring book
that makes me happy...
i'm thinking charlie brown...
or sesame street...
something old and quirky and fun...

{and...just so you know...
today the backhoe comes to break ground
for the concrete for our new building...for my
studio...squeal!!!!!!}