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Took Some Time Off

Did you miss me? I missed you. I think of you as The Blog, and without knowing exactly who or how many you are, you, The Blog, keep me accountable. You keep me working, when it seems as if I am just slogging along, trying, trying, trying, does anyone care or notice, I’m just working, working, working, does it matter?

Thank you, The Blog!

January has been quite eventful so far. Here are a few things, some related to the career of Central California Artist for cabinart, and some just the stuff of life.

  1. After doing 4 little boutiquey shows in November and December, I was really tired. It caused me to rethink the wisdom of signing up for the Studio Tour this spring. I decided against participating in 2016.
  2. Some scumbags came onto our property in the early morning and we watched them steal our trailer. They were caught and our trailer was returned. The first photo is what I saw through the rainy window of the Botmobile when we went to retrieve it. After being awakened by rude intrusive upsetting noises at 4 a.m., one tends to take strange photos.
  3. Rain and snow! Look at all the white on the mountains in the second photo! The lake has been drained in anticipation of more precipitation.
  4. Fog. Look at how the dam on Kaweah Lake is holding back the fog. This is how it looked as I drove down the hill to resume teaching drawing lessons. My classes are FULL! I love to teach people how to draw.
  5. I am becoming an editor, currently editing both a novel and a work of non-fiction. I AM AN EDITOR AND AN ARTIST, and very happy about both of these careers!
  6. I have 3 murals coming up. It takes awhile to bid, sketch, and come to a full understanding of what the customer wants, especially when the customer isn’t quite sure. I will keep you posted.
  7. 2016 marks eight years of blogging, 23 years of full time art, 22 years of teaching people how to draw, 10 years of knitting, and in October, 30 years of marriage. Never you mind how many years of living, or of living in Tulare County, the place where I am A CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ARTIST. (Just had to say that in case Mr. Google is trying to find me; he might have forgotten me in my time off.)

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3 Comments

  1. Jana, love the way you sum up how 2016 will mark several important milestones for you — congrats! Hope you can think of a fun way to celebrate your 30th anniversary. We hit the 40 mark in December. December is a lousy time to try to celebrate an anniversary so we may do something later this year. Happy 2016 and Good luck with your editing jobs!

    • Thanks for not giving up on me, Cheryl. I’m hoping to take a page from your book and not post 5 days a week any more. I just can’t believe that anyone will read as much as I can write.

      And you’ve been married 40 years? Since when is it legal for 10 year olds to get married?? Dang. You guys were young, because I think you and I are the same age.

      P.S. Wow, you have a great looking MOB dress on Pinterest – that dark green one is fabulous!

      • Yes, Jana, I was a child bride 🙂 Actually, I wasn’t much past it. Was only 20 years old and still in college and Don was 22 and just starting work on his Masters. A couple of crazy kids 🙂

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