Change is in the air

At the 2011 Banner unveiling for Arts Alive

It has been awhile since I posted.  I had the great pleasure of working in the mansion of Robert Allen, author of several books, and assisting author and lovely friend, Tony Bonaccorso with the editing of his book, donating my time to Fresh Start Surgical Gifts by painting a mural for their lobby, painting a banner for the 101 Artists Colony's Arts Alive Project (whew!),  AND working on a new series of drawings for paintings - over 150 designs.  There have been moments of great fun in my little cottage with friends, raising the roof with laughter and stories, for sure.  Experiences that define me with the confidence of knowing I am loved.


Ah, but the winter rains have brought change to my home and my art.  Soon, within 30 days, I will be embarking on an adventure!  One of my clients is sending me to Jakarta, Indonesia to create some beauty in her estate.  It will be wonderful.  There will be columns to marble, niches to gild and doors to wood-grain.  As well, my landlords are putting their mansion on the market for sale and so I have been packing up my little cottage (which sits on the edge of their property) into storage and preparing for my journey to a land unknown for a couple of months.

 Change.  It represents growth.  Growth is necessary but brings with it, loss.  Loss, well, is a process of adjustments.  Adjustments to our feelings by way of thinking.  This is my entertainment at 3:00 in the morning when I wake up in a sweat and try to comfort myself that all will be well.  In an effort to move into a 10'x10' storage locker, I have had to sell furniture that has meant so much to me.  Experiencing the desire to hold on and yet knowing that if I let go, more will arrive.   It's like breathing.  Good air in, used air out.  :)

As I prepare for this pending experience, I know it will be life-changing.  Feel it to the depth of my bones.  I know that upon my return, my entire way of being will be changed.  And it is this thought that brings in an air of excitement and exhilaration.  Moving toward the unknown allows us to release control and be the "Experiencer."  It allows us to see, feel and think for the first time, again.  To tap in and turn on without the filter of The Self (or ego).  And this is what makes life, my life, so interesting.

Upon my return, I will walk with a renewed sense of purpose,  ready to say "Yes!" to the opportunities that unfold before me.  I look forward to finding a new home and creating the next series of paintings to show.

I promise to post photos of this exotic land, taking copious notes so that I can share.  I invite you to tag along through my blog!  It will be fun, I promise you.

And so my friends, my loved ones, here's to Change! 

Now, where was that box with my sweaters?  It's cold and rainy here and I have only the clothes I will wear in the hot and humid climate of the tropics!  arg......

With love and joy, Deeba