Kelly Rae Roberts's Blog, page 112

and it's all blessings.

i'm in that mode of near capacity where my life is reaching a boiling point, where i need to give up or walk away or let go. where balance has gone out the window and i have my hands in too many immediate loose ended details. in these moments, my best soul medicine is to reach out toward gratitude:
for john. he's been home this week, making yummy meals, doing the laundry, and distracting me every chance he can get to go for a walk, or out to eat, or snuggle time, or silly dances around the...

quickie

hello! it's been a crazy whirlwind over here. i'm still decompressing from my trip to kansas last week. my brain is firing with ideas and inspiration in ways that it's hard to keep it all straight. i took some very good advice and bought a large dry erase board and i've been using it to map out my thoughts this weekend. super helpful. i've also been in a tax/income/planning haze and trying to get that piece of my world fully settled. lots and lots of details.
quick thoughts before i forget:-m...

kansas blessings + upcoming product sneak peek!

(sneak peek at upcoming product. we've got new wall canvases, magnets, girlie ornaments, notebooks, art on easels, and more!)
my head is spinning. and i mean that. i have so much to say and to write. please bear with me - or grab a cup of tea as i spill and ramble about my last three days in kansas. it was a life changer, or opener rather.
(loving all the new stuff arriving in january!)
i was supposed to go straight from kansas to texas for a fun few days with friends but i ended up changing...

giveaway winners and a quick hello from kansas!

(look what showed up on my shiva paint stick)
i'm over here in kansas city at the national sales meeting for DEMDACO - the meeting where all the national sales reps come together from all over the country and get a preview of all the upcoming new lines and products . let me just say that these folks sure know how to have a good time and i'm already incredibly inspired by the people who hold and create the culture of this company - and i've only just arrived today. i'm meeting sales reps, marke...

playful wings.....a video time lapse.

so, i have FINALLY figured out how to use my flip video camera + imovie. you have no idea. it's been quite an adventure. and now i'm fully addicted. and i mean that. look for many more future videos from me. because this. is. fun.
in this video, i show one painting (called playful wings) from start to finish with the nifty time lapse feature. so, so cool. you'll see a lot of finger painting in this video, yes you will. because it's my favorite way to paint. have i mentioned that before?
if y...

!!!! giveways...(SIX winners)

Alisa Burke is offering a free slot in her current online class Adventurous Accessories- where you will learn all kinds of creative and simple ways to make unique fashion forward accessories from simple materials. Class includes 20-30 video demonstrations, photos, projects and lots of inspiration and unlimited access to the class once it has ended.

In addition Alisa is also giving away one of her hand made clutches. The Stitched Circle Clutch is made from hand painted and dyed fabric that has...

because

that's what we are. brave girls. all of us :)

three years into painting...some thoughts

(it reads, "graceful wings, graceful spirit, discovered." -->print available here)
sometimes, i can't believe i found art just 3 years ago. in some ways, it makes me sad to think i lived through all of my 20s without it. i was just out there floating around, waiting for the right circumstance when i would finally bump into myself. of course, i also know that everything that happened in my 2os, including all of my work in the social work field, has led to a perfect marriage with my artwork. so ...

wise.

the friction wants me to notice its offerings. what do you really want, it asks. and i answer:i want to remain open.i want to embrace aging.i want to forgive by accepting what is good about him/her/them, i want to own the beautiful fragility of my broken, cracked pieces.
i want to say yes to the light.i want to notice the small moments that make all the difference.i want to be light hearted in the wake of intensity.i want to say thank you.and hello. and i notice you.
i want to be fearless...

i'm in the mood for a list...

lately, in no particular order:
* i've been having to write it all down. or i forget it all.
* i've had a lot of time to myself, alone. sort of feels like i've been on vacation all by myself. a bit freeing, with a bit of lonliness mixed in, while feeling adventurous all at once.
* i've been loving fall. the colors change the whole city for me. love, love, love.
* had a sneak peek of new product coming in january. i want to do happy dances and show + tell you all about it. but i can't. i have to ...