Week 3

Week 3 has been insightful, fun, and intense for me. I'm starting to see what Cameron means by peaks and valleys and expansions and contractions. I did a number of the tasks from week three, but I just haven't gotten them into a typed form to post. I've done my daily lumps for 4 days straight now and plan to continue. I can feel this small step boosting my confidence in expressing with clay.

I read ahead a little bit into week four already. I knew it was the reading deprivation week next week - UGH. How in the world are we going to connect with no reading - including blogs. In a way my head is spinning from the last month of creating a blog. I didn't expect the AW program this time (I did it in 1995) to have such an impact. Yet, I can see that in some ways I am more ready to learn or change in certain areas that have held me back. I have to say that last time the reading deprivation week was very good for me because I read so many things in such a haphazard way that it calmed me down. It was like a fast and cleared my head - so in a way I'm looking forward to doing it this time though I will miss all my fellow AW'ers. I'll wait to see what Engaged Kat! has to say tomorrow when she introduces week four.

In regards to leaving my blog for a week - I feel a little bit like a mother leaving her baby in the care of a babysitter for the first time. Or at least that is the imagine that comes to mind though I've never had children. Maybe I might post photos only as a check in - it's a thought I'm throwing around. There are several friends I need and want to call and there are some things I need to tend to - so a week of not reading might be just the opportunity. Oddly enough - I've been wanting to physically go to the new Placitas library and inquire about volunteering. I may do that next week - I promise I won't check out any books to read!

My artist date for week four is going to the International Folk Art Museum. My sister and I are going to drive up to Santa Fe together then split up at the museum to do our separate artist dates. So not only will I get to have an artist date at a place I enjoy but haven't been to in ages - but I'll have it sandwiched into a good hanging out session with my sister (another thing I enjoy doing and I don't know how she ended up on the list at number 21). Creative blessings to all.