Which is most days here in Reno…
I’ve been here for 6 weeks. I’m still looking for The Right Job, but overall I think I’m doing okay in most aspects and a lot better in others. I’m sleeping really well and my anxiety is so much better than it was. After spending so long with so much stress and disappointment, it’s amazing what a real break can do. That’s not to say everything is perfect right now, and I did expect to have a job last month… but I’m not giving up anytime soon.
Earlier this week I pulled out all my beads and jewelry making supplies and made a few new adornments to add to my Etsy shop, after I get good photos taken, of course. I sorted through the bits of unfinished projects and A Lot of loose beads, crystals, and jewelry findings. I just sorted through all my Delica seed beads this afternoon and got them organized. I’ve come to realize that my long standing aversion to gold, yellow, and orange is most certainly getting in the way of being able to do the rainbow 🌈 projects that I have in my head… which is problematic because I really don’t have the funds to invest in expensive seed beads right now.
This afternoon I also pulled out a few in progress glitter paintings that were unfinished. Small 5×7’s with “Joy” and “Nice” started on them, and an 11×17 with “Mermaids Always Win” on it, and a couple of wood cut out Sugar Skulls glued onto 11×17’s and painted with black gesso that I had planned to do something with glitter on them, but I’ll be damned if I can remember what.
So I plan to work on those things… I haven’t managed to unpack all of my art or art supplies… and most of what I have “unpacked” is actually still in the boxes they’re packed in…but that’s because I have limited space and organizational ability where I’m staying at present.
Earlier this month I got a message on Etsy asking for pricing on a 36×36″ glitter painting… I’ve never priced or done anything that large so I had to look up material costs and do the math. I gave them a range of options from $900-$1500, depending on what they’re looking for, and let them know I would require a 50% deposit to get started. I didn’t hear back. I’m trying not to be disappointed, but it’s difficult. I could really use the work and I would LOVE to do something that big and test my large format technique.