Solstice

I love welcoming in the annual winter solstice. The return of the light is such a big turning point for me. It is the darkest quietest day of the year, a small death at the end of a long season of birth, growth and harvest. It is a time to reflect and give thanks. It is a time of rest.

The Thanksgiving  celebration, and my year end studio clean-up and sale begins the wind down. After putting all of my paints and tools away for the sale, it has been interesting to me to see what kind of work I would do after the sale. It turns out that the closure gave me an opportunity for experimentation and trying out ideas that have been simmering for a while. It has been helpful for my creative process to stir things up and open myself to new possibilities. I am looking forward to passing the long quiet days of winter in my studio. It is a good time for reflective and serious work. I am ready.

I've included some images of my neat and clean studio, all ready for the sale.