Thursday, August 9, 2007

to create

my friend Chad is quite the artist - especially when technology and art intesect. my friend Josh is amazing with a paint brush or pencil in hand. my other friend Josh, my sis-in-law Brittany, and my mother-in-law blow me away with what they can capture with a camera. my brother Jeremy can brew his own beer. Sarah knits. Hannah sews. Dru makes "Rummy Royal" games for all her friends and teaching aids for her AND her sister. my husband can make anything he wants out of wood. Cindy writes songs, and she can make anything short of afternoon tea sprout and flourish in her garden.

i don't make anything. or didn't. but i want that to change. i want to learn. to try. mostly i haven't tried because i haven't been brave enough to try things i'm not already good at. it has taken me 28 years to recognize this ridiculous fear of failure as ridiculous. i've not conquered it, but i'm trying.

so.... i painted. it was a perfect perfectionist's first project: decor for a child's room. that way when the pictures turn out to look like they were done by a child, it's ok! :)

anyway, they're hanging on the wall above Morgan's bed. and they're terrible. but i painted! :)

9 comments:

Adam Caldwell said...

I think they're stunning!

Adam Caldwell said...

oh and what about the poem below...you can't say that you don't create anything now can you?

Anonymous said...

I think thay are great. Maybe next time we see y'all we could try something together. My mother's artistic talent passed me by and landed in Alana's lap instead, so I think we could have great fun playing around together. Love, Amy

DRU said...

1. You create and grow beautiful babies.
2. You are a superb cook -- especially when you take yummy recipes and make them yummier and then share with me. :)
3. You can write poems that don't have to rhyme at the end or go to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
4. You make cucumber sandwiches taste good.

Anonymous said...

i'm w/adam - your artwork is stunning. and i'm a little hurt that i didn't make your list of creative people...mostly b/c the truth hurts :(

Meredith Brooks said...

I always find myself striving, and then failing, to be creative. So, somewhere along the way I stopped trying. But you are inspiring! I also thought it was very creative and quite hilarious when you said last night that a certain poem sounded like a cross between "Twas the Night Before Christmas" and "A Boy Named Sue."

Cindy said...

Ditto again and again, most particularly dru's #3. One of my favorite things you can do.

chad said...

you are really good at making me tell jokes.


there is no such thing as bad art anyway....

Sarah said...

I disagree with Chad, some art is awful, but your pictures are far from it! You are bright and motivated (and now we know you can paint) so I think you could learn any craft or gain any skill you put your mind to.