by Sarah Marie Lacy | Oct 26, 2010 | Art, This is me working on my stuff.
Dearest Muse, I could do with a little bit of help. Seriously. I am working my little tush off, but I need you to show up today. I promise I’ll be nice. But every time I try to paint the head on this painting, it just comes out wrong somehow. The neck gets too... by Sarah Marie Lacy | Oct 19, 2010 | Art
So I’ve tried to write this blog post 3 times. And each time, it came out wrong. So I decided to make a video instead. I am sitting on the floor of my studio, wearing a blanket, with absolutely no make up on and I look like I’m 5 years old. My presentation... by Sarah Marie Lacy | Oct 1, 2010 | Healing Emotional Wounds, This is me working on my stuff.
It’s been a long month. I’m still not sure if I’m ready to write this, ready to be here. I feel raw, vulnerable. Putting my Self, my words out in the world right now – it’s scary. There’s a hard knot in the pit of my stomach that... by Sarah Marie Lacy | Aug 20, 2010 | Art
Recently, Hugh MacLeod wrote about the need for products to be talismans. Like the Bible people carry around for comfort, or your lucky tennis shoes, or for me, the locket I wear around my neck – these things hold magic for us. They embody a quality that we need,... by Sarah Marie Lacy | May 28, 2010 | Art, This is me working on my stuff.
Again and again, I need to be reminded of who I’m painting for.It’s so easy to start painting to impress someone else – critics, gallery owners, even fans of my work. You start to listen to too many outside opinions and you forget to listen to your...