art making and messes in the east bay

do you ever feel like you have friends who don't quite get what you do, in terms of art? sometimes i feel like that about some (not all) of my friends. so it's really refreshing to meet new people who love art journaling and making messy collages and appreciate scraps and all sorts of the same things i love in real life.



i first met sparkleface on flickr and i had been admiring her art journals for awhile and it turned out she lives in the east bay. so she invited me to hang out with her and her friend rachel, who is also does wonderful art journals. thats why i have so much love for flickr, because i've 'met' so many talented artists on the site.



it was a windy day but still beautiful. i loved using their supplies, and they had fun using what i brought with me.

somehow it's so refreshing to use someone else's ephemera and rubberstamps and paints. it makes for a change i guess. and it's just so much fun to share. that's what i love about art, is that it's about sharing and learning and mutual admiration and community and new friends coming together.

goals

there are things in the back of mind that i have to do and sometimes i've been putting them off because i don't have enough confidence or enough time or whatever. sometimes i feel like i don't put myself out there enough.

things i want to do:
1. apply to a juried show that's coming up
2. apply to be a student artist in residence at the SF dump
3. work on more graphic design stuff
4. find time to meet other creative people and have art/crafternoons
5. expand my itty bitty etsy shop

what are your creative goals? or just your goals in general?