Figured it out?

I have figured out that if I keep some time in my day to be creative and/or inspired, then I'm much happier. To that end, I spend time online reading these blogs (here, here, here, here - are some recent ones I've found) and have learned how to quilt.  (Well, I'm stuck in the middle of an unfinished first quilt, but that detail is just a minor one...)  I take it where I can get it.  I've taken my sketch pad to work with me to get a few minutes in when I need a breather - drawing mandalas is surprisingly relaxing, and mentally very refreshing.  I'm exploring lots of traditional media that I've never really looked deeply into before, like paper art (sherenschnitte and quilling), quilting, embroidery, printmaking - primarily by reading about it.  I'm finding that I have an itch to sew, and if I could only get that stupid machine into the repair shop I'd be golden.

So this weekend I've spent a ridiculous several hours working on a photo that my boys want made. It's a composite of several sources and involved costuming, a brief photo shoot, and lots of Photoshop Elements. In the end, I suppose I'm ok with it - they boys are thrilled, though, and that's what really matters.  Not sure what we'll do with it, but they love it and it gave me an outlet.