You can only do so much, so make the most of what you do

Wonderful quote from Alyson Stansfield's Art Marketing Action Newsletter, and one that I need to continously remind myself:

Remember that you’re human. You can’t do it all. But
you can look at the available options and prioritize. Figure out what is the best use of your time at any moment.

How was your Memorial Day weekend? Mine was relaxing.... I tried very hard not to pressure myself over my (percieved) lack of productivity, since that it just counter-productive. I did scan lots of pages from the sketchbooks I've had over the years. Funny but for an "aspiring artist" I sure don't sketch all that much. Of course I've heard the advice "sketch every day", I really should try it. Hey, maybe I could even upload sketches to the Moleskine community pages?







I went to the beach on Monday, capturing snapshots of the surfers and other beach-goers. Here are a couple of the better images. They never turn out as good as the scenes look in real life.... Like with that railing I sat behind which is getting in the way of so many of the pics I took! I'll have to give myself the project of cropping & enhancing the photos....

Nothing is original

Quote first seen on one of my newest favorite blogs, emptyspaces (reading his blog is like experiencing poetry through sight, memory, and dreams - thank you, deartroy! I hope you don't mind):

“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work(and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery-celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from-it’s where you take them to.” - Jim Jarmusch

The Newest "i" - the Clayton iHouse

Today Yahoo had an article about a pre-fab home called the iHouse, just put on the market by Clayton Homes. It's green, baby! and oh, so stylish.......



The detached "flex" room could be used as a home office, studio, etc......Oh, to have a home with a studio right out back! I think this is my new fantasy....



A big fan of the iHouse has created a fanblog with some good info, if you're interested he's planning to tour one of the models and will post a review in a few weeks.