tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post2831228652767702709..comments2024-03-22T15:37:29.563-04:00Comments on jersey girl looks up: Being a Candle in the Wind or keeping the passionate spark for our business burning without burning ourselves out - Part llCatherine Ivinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01642469475264570967noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-69321268491101950922011-10-20T07:04:38.408-04:002011-10-20T07:04:38.408-04:00I haven't quite identified a "brand"...I haven't quite identified a "brand" yet... romantic, traditional, bohemian, eclectic, earthy/bright/black and white... (I have the same problem dressing and decorating.) What I have done is found what makes me unique, how I differ from the many other jewelry artists out there (I weave tiny beads) and that is a start.<br /><br />hmmm... bohemian... something to ponder.KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02839682837427981888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-82162814865609477002011-10-19T19:17:46.361-04:002011-10-19T19:17:46.361-04:00your year of fun is brilliant- I made 2011 my year...your year of fun is brilliant- I made 2011 my year of deciding and the universe responded by giving me exactly what I asked for - hundreds of chances to make decisions -it is exhausting- it is fun for me in 2012! thanks Unni- hope all is well with you! xoCatherine Ivinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642469475264570967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-77790994736470663642011-10-19T16:31:38.111-04:002011-10-19T16:31:38.111-04:00very thought provoking post!
In retrospect I know ...very thought provoking post!<br />In retrospect I know now that I declared 2011 a year to have fun, meaning as one other poster put it ... going in the direction that makes my heart beat faster...... as I was spending too much energy doing business things because I thought I should, not because I wanted to do those things.<br />Thank you for putting into words what I was trying to change.Periwinkle Dzynshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910451178723855942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-24872001897107445632011-10-19T14:33:54.056-04:002011-10-19T14:33:54.056-04:00Great post!
Thank you.Great post!<br />Thank you.Unni Strandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817263239236586396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-3724043122188408522011-10-19T14:20:24.354-04:002011-10-19T14:20:24.354-04:00Yes, Janell it is amazing how finding new supplies...Yes, Janell it is amazing how finding new supplies or seeing something can spark us up again and I love how you are comfortable putting it on hold- knowing it is waiting for you- very powerful lesson there!<br /><br />Kathy- YES- this is totally what makes you an artist and not just a business person who makes things to make money - if this direction makes your heart beat faster - you absolutely have to follow that- that is what the art is- I LOVE that you say "there is still PLENTY to hope for, plenty of happiness to find...and THAT is my brand." - nothing could be more powerful than that...Catherine Ivinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642469475264570967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-79437952576595165722011-10-19T14:04:34.934-04:002011-10-19T14:04:34.934-04:00Oh, dear Cat. I NEEDED this right now. You have NO...Oh, dear Cat. I NEEDED this right now. You have NO IDEA how badly I needed this right now. I've been doing a LOT of evolving in both my mediums used and my style...to the point where it makes me a bit uncomfortable and paranoid that people are peeking out at me from dark corners (and yep, they have beady eyes and wear trenchcoats) and are whispering, "What is she DOING? She's just completely lost it. She's all over the place. She had an identifiable style and now she's just making a hot mess of things!" I look at my big eyed girls and my paintings on canvas -- both of which seem to be slowly being replaced by other things that make my heart beat faster right now -- and I can hear them shrieking at me "this stuff isn't you! we are you!!!!". Okay, now that I've made myself look like an utter headcase between the beady eyed gossipers and talking paintings -- my discovery is that regardless of what those beady eyed folks are saying, regardless of what my paintings are saying...what I'm doing now IS me, as much as the big eyed girls are. Because my bottom line, my brand, ME is that I want to make people smile, I want to create a world filled with possibilities and positivity and I want to tell stories. There is so very much in this world that can make you sad...times can get very tough...hearts get broken...but despite that, there is still PLENTY to hope for, plenty of happiness to find...and THAT is my brand. OMG, sorry about this diatribe!Kathy/KJ/TheDreamyGiraffe personhttp://www.kathyjeffords.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-30920231963275498712011-10-19T11:38:52.479-04:002011-10-19T11:38:52.479-04:00I love the part about loosing that lovin' feel...I love the part about loosing that lovin' feeling, and making changes to our process... I am so there.<br /><br />Just when I thought I was bored to death with making jewelry, I came across an amazing vintage supplies shop that instantly sparked my creativity again... Although right now my focus is on getting some other things ready for the holidays, I am comfortable knowing that passion is still there, and it can be renewed when I am ready to play again.DancingMooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12158390199317580345noreply@blogger.com