I have lots to say about oracle cards and I've been holding myself back for some reason.
For tonight, I'm just leaving this here, as some kind people encouraged me to do. As a challenge to myself to continue in the next few days.
I have lots to say about oracle cards and I've been holding myself back for some reason.
For tonight, I'm just leaving this here, as some kind people encouraged me to do. As a challenge to myself to continue in the next few days.
One of the greatest myths about growing up, is that you'll know when you're there, that you've done it. And yet, talking to my friends in their 30s, 40s and 50s, I hear that we never quite feel we're there. There are lots of reasons for that, and plenty of articles throwing the blame around for it.
I think that these days there is more choice and less security than ever. There is more freedom to break away from traditional patterns, but fewer guarantees even if you stick with the "safe" choices. And all the time, we're just making the best choices we can, while being bombarded with a whole web of opinions to tell us we're wrong. Pretty much everyone is doing the best they know how, making the best of what they have. And pretty much everyone is battling obstacles unseen to the rest of us.
The truth is that we are always evolving, always becoming. There is space for all of us. You don't need to 10x your business. You don't need to make the perfect choices, or even the best. You get to choose what's important to you. You get to change direction midstream. You get to start again.
As much as I believe in leading from the path, in teaching the lessons I need most, I'm not often brave enough to walk my talk. It's often when I'm figuring it all out that I go silent on here. I often worry that I'm not niche enough, that I'm too much of a dabbler. And then I question the value of blogging, without that clarity.
I've had a couple of realisations this year. I heard the term multipotentialite and started using the term multipassionate as well. I also realised that while I develop a lot of different areas, they come down to three strands:
Opening my studio doors to the public was a big milestone! Last month I took part in the Open Studios event at Wimbledon Art Studios where I've had a room of my own for just over a year.
A note about my branding: I work under my own name, Kelly Harcus, and under the business name, Everyday Joy. I started using Everyday Joy 8 years ago as a collective name for selling crafts and like a publisher's name for my artist books. It continues to feel like a good fit, although I do use my own name more than I did in the past.
(I've moved away the shelf you can see on the right there).
Some of these paintings are still available for sale. More details soon.
Only not really - it's so long and thin that it's hard to photograph. There is open space between the door and where the tables begin.
These are mostly work I did as a student.
This is a small collection I am very excited about. They will have a blog post of their own soon.
In January, I'll be launching Stitched Together, my latest book.
I'm sure I'll be reflecting on the lessons of that weekend over the coming months, but some first thoughts: