rose colored glass

There's a local art center that offers classes the next town over from me. They aren't free; you have to pay tuition depending on the type of class and the type of materials needed to operate. During the fall season I took a fused glass jewelry course with a friend and my only goal was to learn a new skill and cultivate the creative side that I so easily neglect. It's so easy to make excuses for not completing the things I really want to accomplish: work, family, friends, work, exhaustion. My current job certainly wears me out but this class really allowed me to manage my time better which then forced me to make time for art. I even rearranged my bedroom to make it more of a functional studio, setting up stations for each step in the art I make.

So I made Wednesdays ART WEDNESDAYS. After I got home from work each week (after opening the coffee shop I have the afternoon and evening free) and just noodled around in my fake studio doing what really makes me happiest. Then I met up with my friend BA who also lives in my apartment building and off we would go to art class. It was a lesson in therapy each week, something we both really needed, to let out steam over work and life, all the while collaging pieces of glass together to see how they'd return to us after being fired in the kiln. It strengthened our bond as friends and honestly, it gave me something to look forward to each week. I really do miss being in school and studying all the time--I've sort of just been wandering around after graduating.

Last night was our last class which we spent in the gallery wiring our pieces to make complete pendants out of them and I'm really happy with everything I created. I love color and I love experimenting with colors in all facets of life--from home decor to makeup to art to clothing. I'll miss our little Wednesday gatherings but it's at the very least given me some amazing snippets of life to keep around.

Meggy