My Superbowl Sunday ~

Hello There:

It is a chilly and overcast Monday...just right for February.  Although, this winter has shared very few brisk days with the residents of Southern California, so, I suppose the drab and sullen gray sky should be a welcome sight.  I am making an effort to welcome it, anyway!

Yesterday was "Superbowl Sunday".  I don't watch football, or any sports for that matter.  However, I do enjoy preparing food for the day, as my family does watch the game....if for no other reason than to keep their dad company (yep...my husband is a sports fan).  So, I prepare the food and then I find myself with an entire day free, to plot and play, to stroll or relax...I did a little of this and a little of that ~ 

I found myself in the garden, peeking for new signs of life.  Little snippets of color teasing the winter ~

Ruffles of foliage, holding the secret of a vibrant orange California Poppy ~

I found myself rearranging the treasures on my dining room hutch ~ 

...and admiring my newest vintage CDV...little Jennie Quigley.  She was a Scottish sideshow performer ~

Jennie has a new home on the fireplace mantel...right along side a few other sideshow performers! ~ 

I worked in my studio a bit...building the undershape for Humpty...still a long way to go ~ 

I went on a search through a tool box in the garage...looking for some Humpty Eyes ~ Hmmmm, silver or copper?

I started working up some new character creations...just the very beginnings~ 

I even took out a spot of time to sit down and admire and read one of my favorite books..."Old Black Fly" by Jim Aylesworth and illustrated by the great Stephen Gammell.  OH how I adore the art of Stephen Gammell ~ 

These are the best days.  The Everydays.  The days that find me staying home with no obligations and nowhere to be.  These are the days that connect me and ground me.  A peek in the garden here, an hour in the studio there.  A patchwork of home, I reckon. 

So...as I witnessed another day pass and am watching a new day progress,  I am, again, reminding myself to take notice of the Everydays.  Smells, sights, hopes.  The knowledge that in order to have this ~ 

You have to have this ~ 

Until Tomorrow:

Kim

Gerushia's New World

P.S.  I am beyond thrilled to tell you...I just got the word that the very first issue of "Pasticcio Panoply" is out. I am humbled to have my piece "Miss. Lilly's Roadside Motor Hotel" included in this first issue ~ 

P.P.S. Just so you know...I am still participating in the "Photo A Day Challenge"...but, I've decided to call it the "Almost Everyday Photo Challenge"!!  It's going to be very difficult for me to post a daily photo, especially on the weekends, but I will post as often as I can.

Okay...bye bye for reals!

Photo A Day Challenge for February and a Commitment To My Blog ~

Hello There:

Well, I'm back.  It's been too long, much longer than I had hoped.  Why is it so difficult for me to work my blog into my daily schedule?

It's certainly not because I don't have anything to talk about.  I have several art shows coming up, I'm working on a sculpture...

and I have a new piece that I recently listed in my online shop.  I'm very happy with the new piece and will be listing prints very soon!  If you're interested in the original of this piece...you can find it ~ Here.

"Miss. Lilly's Roadside Motor Hotel"

I am so in love with the handsome "Pierrot" in this image.  He is from my personal vintage photo collection and he is a recent acquisition!  I adore him!  He and that dandy sheep-boy have many curious and exciting journeys ahead of them!  

In between working in my studio and doing my daily "stuff", my daughter and I attended John Green's tour to promote his new book "The Fault in Our Stars"...

John Green is an amazing writer and his new book is even better than his previous works.  But...it's not for everyone.  It's sad, beautiful, exhausting, heartbreaking, funny and even a bit depressing at times.  It was an honor to meet him and his brother, Hank, and to have our books signed by both of them.

In between creating oddness in my studio and running all over Southern California for book signings, things have been quiet.  I love this period of time between the New Year celebration and Easter.  It's a slow and sweet time...perfect for listening to music...

Gazing at night-time skies...

and hazy winter mountains...

Losing yourself in a good puzzle...

...and surrounding yourself with snippets of inspiration...

Enjoy and appreciate the stillness.

Now...as I said previously, I have a hard time working my blog into my daily schedule.  I need to make a commitment to my blog and I need something to make me come here on a daily basis.  So, I've decided to commit to the "Photo A Day Challenge".  Even if posting a simple photo is all I do, at least I'm visiting my blog and working it back into my schedule.  For those of you who follow my blog as well as my facebook art-page and my twitter, I will make an effort to post different photos (still following the day's theme) on each of my online homes.

Here is my first photo commitment:

February Photo A Day Challenge ~ Day 1 ~ "Your View Today"...

This is my current view...a delicious pot of red tulips.  I treated myself to these because they are like an early Springtime!  They make me happy and they give me hope for this year's garden.

Thank you so much for stopping by and reading this scattered blog of mine.  I truly appreciate your interest and am hopeful that this photo challenge will find me here each and every day.

Until tomorrow:

Kim

Gerushia's New World