hello 2011, some art, accomplishments and resolutions ...

Hello 2011!!

wow! another year has gone, not that i'm gonna miss 2010 ... it wasn't exactly a fantastic year for me. on the contrary it took first place in the "most stressful" category. anyhow a new dawn has approached and may this new year be a magical one for all of us :)

i have missed all of you ... the visits and the conversations. i have missed your daily going ons and your art. i have missed my art too. art has become a luxury, now that baby Maia's home. but in between dirty diapers and my new occupation as a milk cow, i stole time to make some wee art just before the year ended. it was something i had to do ... simply for self expression and to release all the pent up energies in me.

i guess you can say that these pieces have been inspired by baby Maia and me being a newborn's mother all over again. after a 5 year break, i feel like an novice mom!

i dunno if i should call these 5 pieces 'a series' ... they all look different to me, yet they were inspired by the same source.

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Crossroads

feeling like i'm in some sort of crossroad, where the traffic is coming from all directions and i have no where to run ... an upheaval of the life i've grown used to, the difficult task of learning to re-adapt.

ii

Stretched

on one hand, i am grateful and happy that everything turned out fine, yet at times, it is so overwhelming that i just want to curl up in a corner and cry. a feeling of not in control, inadequate and incompetent ... feeling like too little butter on too thick a toast ...

iii

Protect

unless you have the experience of having a preemie, you'll never know the things preemie parents have to go thru to protect their babies. others might look at us as being paranoid or overly protective of the baby, but the health hazards and dangers to a preemie are very real.

* p/s ... inside the bottle there is a seedling, a green bean which i grew ... anyone knows how to preserve the seedling so that it would stay in this form for the next decade or so? dun laugh, but it's in vinegar now ... :p

iv

Production

like i said ... my new occupation is a milk cow :)
on the metal strip are a series of numbers ... well, if you look closely, they are time, in 3 hour intervals. my new occupation states that i am to foster a good relationship with my co-worker 'the pump' and use him every 3 hours for maximum productivity ...

v

Wee

especially for my little 29 weeker baby Maia Fae :)

the number is her identification number on the NICU tag. and of course, the littlest washer represents her ... tho small, but standing unique and firm amongst her larger friends.

... my wee one, my fighter, my miracle ...

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and before i go and be a mommy again ... my teammate Linda of Beck Lee Cottage Design has come up with an interesting challenge for Inspiration Avenue this week .. something to do with accomplishments in 2010 and resolutions for 2011. i really miss the ladies at IA, and this week seems to be a good week to pop by, wish them a Happy 2011 and join in the fun :)

well ... i'm sure there were some things, art-wise, i have accomplished in 2010. it's funny that i can't seem to remember them off hand now. i guess it's becos they all pale in comparison to our greatest creation of all. so i'll say, my greatest accomplishment last year was to bring my baby, Maia Fae, into the world safely.


as for 2011's resolutions ... hmmm ...

* stealing time to make art
* (while breastfeeding) visualizing a studio ... so that it will materialize some time down the road .. YAY!
* further my research into altered art and assemblage ... i am so totally hooked that i signed up for Michael deMeng's online course!! looking forward to that!!
* rusty stuff rulez ... so i'm going to be on a look out for more rusty stuff to make art with
* and of course above all ... be as best a mommy as i can to my babies ... big and wee ...