{"id":165,"date":"2018-11-08T22:18:47","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T22:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tjford.art\/?p=165"},"modified":"2018-11-08T22:18:47","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T22:18:47","slug":"slow-down-a-bit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tjford.art\/?p=165","title":{"rendered":"SLOW down, a bit!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Currently I’m telling myself to slow down as I rush around taking kids to appointments and commitments, helping organize and attend art events, get work ready to sell and continue to work on my goal of 100\u00a0pieces of art.\u00a0 (I think I am in the ballpark of 75 now!)\u00a0 Tuesday night amidst a Menard’s<\/em> run, my husband and I attempted to take some much needed down time; while he is also busy cultivating the expansion of his business.\u00a0 Hopefully we will get some tonight, as well.\u00a0 Drive time seems to give us the best opportunity to discuss current life events and work out future plans.<\/p>\n

I recently discovered a wonderful training resource for artists to help them grow emotionally, and although I’ve been following along with others’ creations, I’ve yet to finish any of the creative lessons to completion.\u00a0 (See paragraph above)\u00a0 It certainly has set my mind in motion as to a direction that I wish to pursue for the studio space.\u00a0 (HINT: it will involve mixed media and creating art from memorabilia-good, bad or otherwise!)\u00a0 My desire to help others as they deal with grief and raw emotion in a positive way, I believe is getting a foothold.\u00a0 Each time I give myself quiet reflective time, the vision becomes more clear of what it is I need to do.<\/p>\n

I continue to pursue avenues for selling my original art and getting my work out into this great big world.\u00a0 It is taking up more time currently than I have time for, lol.\u00a0 All good things come to those who wait, they say.\u00a0 Slowly these opportunities are coming at me, now I need to navigate which are the best choices for audience and personal lifestyle!!<\/p>\n

This brings me to an update on the studio situation.\u00a0 It continues to be a project that is getting very little of my current time.\u00a0 I am fixated on an opening date of Spring 2019!\u00a0 I’ll be more diligent about posting updates between this blogsite and my Facebook page, TJF ART studio.\u00a0 Live updates, and short studio time videos are happening more often; I’m just figuring out how to use all of this social media most effectively!<\/p>\n

I look forward to being at the “Ladies Day” event at the Edge Pub and Eatery on November 17th from 11-4 with some new paintings and prints of some of my popular ones!<\/p>\n

Thanks for stopping by and<\/p>\n

Happy fall, y’all!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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