Ladies Book Club

I am a member of a Ladies Book Club - well,  that’s what we call ourselves, but it’s not really what we are.  We don’t read books and gather to discuss them like most book clubs.  We are actually an art group and we make pass-along books.  There are 13 of us and this is how it goes: The first month each artist decorates her own cover of a 12 page water color spiral bound tablet.  By the last week of the month we mail it to the next person on the list, and we in turn receive one from someone else.  So each month, I have a page (two sided) to do.  There aren’t any restrictions; any media and any subject goes.  We’re just at month two of our second year.  This picture is one I did last year.  I can’t show you any current creations as we gather after 13 months for a grand finale where we present our books to one another.  It’s all oohs and ahs when we finally get to see what others have created for us.

Yesterday was art day.  After a productive and  creative time something wonderful happened.  I received a phone call from a potential client who I had been waiting to hear from for quite awhile.  The red light turned back to green as the conversation  reopened.  So what does that tell me?

Sometimes I can get my best work done when I step away from my work and nurture my being.  Art nurtures me and gets me reconnected to that place of creativity where all things are possible.