So a lot has been going on in my outside-of-the-interwebz life. I have become a social hermit mostly spending my time between work and my room-turned-studio. And I am so content with the shift. I feel like I owe this to myself after the years I've spent away and distracted from what drives me and makes me feel more complete than anything.

One of my recent creative outlets is Feast. This organization (which you can read about in the link to keep this from being too lengthy) is not only providing our city with inspiration and creative flow, but also those of us involved. I am so thankful to be apart of such a progressive community project, that one of my best friends (Josh Epperson, along with Johnny Hugel) is making a reality.

My role in the whole shebang is designer, or decorator, whatever you want to call it. My goal is to make the space for each Feast look good, basically. I think that atmosphere is so important to hosting any event so I put a lot of time and effort into planning and making things with that in mind. We are only two Feasts down, with the third in the works currently so it is still definitely a learning process in some areas. I'm so excited about the changing venues that keep me on my toes with creative ideas of how to change the space into a comfortable and visually pleasing environment to dine and project projects with 50+ people (all on a small budget keep in mind!) It's a creative outlet for me to craft and decorate (two of my most favorite things to do) which is opening other windows in my brain for my own work to spiral out from. Not only that, but the community that Feast is involved in is providing me with contacts and connections that I otherwise wouldn't have had so easily. So all in all, I am just really excited about where this event is going and the little doors it is opening for me creatively as well. :)

 

(photo cred: Lloyd Young)

I decided I needed extra light after all. Makes suuuch a good, big difference!

I need a slower paced...brain, which would result in life, I would think.

I finally finished my jewelry hanger! And found an old wooden till for more organization. Then my rings in an old ash tray. (Cleaned out of course.) I can finally see everything I have!

I want these, very much.

Last night I dreamt about studios in the woods. Little barn shacks, there were two to choose from. One was only $50 a month, so naturally I could afford it. It was dark and dirty with 3 windows. Rectangular, and had a fireplace and a bed. Needed lots of fixin up that I was excited to do. The other was bigger, but newer and not a little barn shack, more like an attic. Both were in the middle of nowhere surrounded by trees and a field. I guess my subconscious was planning it all out. I went with the small one with the bed and fireplace in the end. I woke up feeling oddly excited like I had a new project...then I woke up a little more. Womp Womp, all a dream. One day...

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I'm obsessed with this song and video right now. 

In my next life, I wish to be bold enough to say more of the things that I think .