THANKFUL

Grateful for everyone who came out to the Marietta Artists collective show! We made a collaborative piece of art together and y’all are incredibly creative! FUN! and BRAVE….you don’t know how many other’s shy’d away from joining in on creating this piece..it can be very confronting and intimidating to “make your mark” and be a small part of a whole. I am grateful for all the people who said YES and I am equally grateful for those who honored their own, “no”…that takes courage as well. I love people. People are their own walking piece of art. Thank you all for contributing in all the ways…I will be working on this piece and I am not yet sure how I will finish or what will become…I have a lot of ideas….if you were there and YOU have ideas, being that this is a collaboration, I would love to hear from you. One idea I have is to cut it up into smaller pieces and ship them out to the ones who helped…leave me ideas in the comments, I am open to suggestions!

I am here. the day before THANKSGIVING, my favorite of all the holidays…Why? because its about gathering with all the people you love and NO GIFTS (you/we are the GIFT) and all about the FOOD that we only eat once a year…I have often thought that I would I’d do a Turkey dinner during the year, not at “ TGiving…and it just never happens. Also, it’s about reflecting on what we are grateful for. What a rich practice and thing to celebrate.

Let me tell you the BEST person to follow on all things THANKSGIVING…well, not all things, just the food part..

You’re welcome in advance. I began cooking with her in 2020 and have been a loyal follower ever since! Also, she is adorable, funny and very entertaining…”bad girls club!”….iykyk…

What else…?

My heart is full. I am very excited about his down time with the ones I love. I need a bit of restoration after back to back shows at the studio. I am integrating all that it was. What an important step that I often over look. I am learning so much about myself and work flow and what it is FOR ME. I’m learning so much about my own creativity flow. There is a process in that. It comes in waves. I am gearing up to create another series, teach classes, and I have a few commissions in the works.

I will also be releasing a few paintings from my archives. These will be at a discounted price, so be in the lookout for those pieces coming soon!

I hope that you are spending time SLOWING down, sharing love, laughter, creativity and gratitude with all those that you love and maybe even extending some compassion to the ones you don’t love.

BLESSINGS ON BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL>

much love,

L E S L I E