So you think you can't...paint the Sistine Chapel? That may well be true, but perhaps Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) could not have done the fabulous ceiling if he had never before picked up a paint brush. If he had not sought out other artists to learn from, if he had not practiced the basics he needed from which to build his craft, he would not have been the one commissioned in 1504 to repaint the ceiling with the images that remain today.











Okay, so most of us won't achieve the status of immortal artists, but many of us will achieve the satisfaction of having created something beautiful and imaginative with our hands and our minds. It is said, the difference between a published author and an unpublished author is the published author finished the book.

If not a Sistine Chapel, what do you want to do?
What do you need to be able to do what you want to do?
Start! And congratulations if you already have.

Mary Brady  and Juls and Maude to see more of what I do in my chapel, the one I call my office/studio.

Autumn Artisan's Fair

Did my first art fair yesterday. It was, of course, a great learning experience. The biggest thing I learned was, it's easier to forgive the person who stole my lovely holiday bracelet I sweat over than it is to forgive myself for not enough vigilance. Yeah, I get it that stealing the bracelet was her stuff and I was as vigilant as a person should be. I didn't want to scare people away with my B.A.R. ya know. (The first person who guesses what B.A.R. means to me in this context, can win a set of bracelets--picked by me.) Anyway, I was sad because it happened at the very end of the show and up until then, I was quite happy. I'm also sad for someone who finds the need to steal for any reason.

Happily, I am left with the matching earrings and so I think I'll remake the bracelet and all will be well with the world. :-)

Remember: buy local. Craft fairs are filled with local. Give a few gifts that are made by local artisans. We'll love you for it.

Have a happy week.

Love ya all!
Mary

Coming to Juls and Maude

Already up or coming soon! www.etsy.com/shop/julsandmaude

Jewelry for your moods from totally casual, to party, to formal evening. Affordable. Easy to wear. There might be so much in the world that is out of your reach today, but looking good and feeling good about yourself is at hand--always. Reach out to yourself. Give yourself a hug. You deserve it.

Left to right (below) I Rule--Cleopatra, Goth Punk Light, Rio Carnival, Sweet Summer, Tuxedo Time Darling!

What have you done for yourself today?