How epic was this week when our social media’s fell down. Wow, it did make me feel so vulnerable that it could disappear in a moment. Definitely made me think how silly it is that we have all our social media eggs in one basket. I guess that’s not the most prudent decision of all time.
I am so grateful I have this space to share my creative journey with you too. My blogging has always been my space to work out and write about my creative ups and downs and growths and non-growths. This week I realized how important it is for me to have other spaces other than Instagram and FB to connect. I will keep you posted if I move across to other platforms. In case you don’t know, I am also on Twitter and Pinterest if you ever want to find me there too.
Anyway it’s good to be back up and running and connecting again, phew.
What’s new…
This past month saw us getting our beautiful Corksi-girl on a jet plane with her bike and getting her across the world to compete in her very first World Champs event, held in Belgium. It was no easy feat with all the new COVID protocols and regulations around travel and competing. It was one super emotional and stressful month… like this year hasn’t been full on enough. Never-mind the competition itself and the enormity of such a big event for our young athletes from a small scale everything to the world stage. To say it was massive would be an understatement of gross proportions. She got to line up with some of her all time cycling hero’s and I couldn’t have been happier for her and this special time in her life. She had 10 to 14 days which was originally for quarantining until they lifted the quarantine ban on athletes coming from SA - she used that time to adjust to her environment. All in all she had the most incredible experience of her life and we are hoping it will be the start of something so special for her and her cycling career. I just wanted to say a huge thank you to her coach, of course and everyone else who have been on this epic journey with us and who contributed to her Back-a-Buddy to help her travel. We have no words to express how every little bit helped so much. YOU moved us so deeply with your kindness.
How incredible to be flitting around Europe with your bike after 18 months of travel bans.
Sweet Nostalgia…
This time of year, my socials are flooded with such sweet nostalgia of my trips to Italy and my beloved moments in Orvieto. This beautiful relationship started in 2012 and I’ve had the honor of going back several times since. The longing to return, never leaves my body and now more than ever the need to go back is huge. I was supposed to be back this year but with the pandemic, everything got pushed out, understandably. That being said we have finalized our details around our new trip dates for next year. I am so thrilled to share that everything is up and running for booking. Please pop on over if you would like to join me next year, September in that sacred place to create alongside each other.
I can’t wait to do this again and with YOU.
New workshops….
I announced this week on my socials that I’ll be releasing two new workshops / tutorials in the next month or so. Please keep checking my workshop tab to see what’s coming up but in the meantime, here we go…
Firstly I will be releasing ComeClay3DwithMe….
3D Creative Portraiture in a frame. I have several projects here for this workshop and I can’t wait to reveal what I have install for you… such beautiful fun.
Just after that I will be releasing a mini workshop on making my sacred La Madre - The Mother. I have some added surprises in this little tutorial. More Soon.
Painting…
I have loved finding my way back to my canvases in between my clay, classes, life and everything else. It makes my heart sing. I have been loving being in this space and finding my way again. I am working with big brushes on small canvases to help me loosen up and small brushes on big canvases working on details. I’m playing with new primers and paints and all in all just loving this time as I find my way back to these bigger substrates. In the meantime I have had these latest works made into high quality Giclee prints and put a little grouping together for you in my shop.
I loved catching up with my news here and I can’t thank you enough for those who take the time to read my musings and to those of you who write to me. I love hearing from you and I am so blown away that we can stay connected this way.
I am so grateful for so much and I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate you.
Much love, always… Jeanne-Marie
