Saturday Routine (Patreon)

Did you know that an icicle that grows from the ground is technically called an icigmle?

At least that's the way it makes sense in my head...

Today I had a relaxing artful Saturday. I did a little bit of writing, outlining, and concept work for future videos, but mostly I walked a dogget, did arts, played lots of piano and viola, and made this little behind-the-scenes video!

Now I'm relaxing by the fire with a pile of art bits and books, and dogget is happily chewing a bone. 

There's this weird thing happening where I have time to think again, thinking with my brain and hands and ears and body. Walks are good for thinking, and so is art-making. My head is no longer clogged with company politics or financial worries. I'm ice-crystal clear. And the extra weird thing is that I'm getting another pile of awesome art bits and warm things and useful objects next time I pick up packages (new tires almost fully installed!), and I ACTUALLY HAVE TIME TO USE THEM. How amazing is it to have time to do art and music and think?

I'm super excited about Project Butterfly so I thought I'd show you a bit of my day and also a taste of what I'm working on. I don't know at this point how much, or if any, of these hand-made arts will actually make it into whatever Project Butterfly becomes. As with most of my more complicated videos, hundreds of hours of work go into the thought process, concept, and research, and most of that never gets represented in the final product except through a conceptual clarity that makes the final work look effortless.