All of my best plans for listing beads and other arty goods in my Etsy shop this summer have slipped quickly by. Beads are here, maybe I will get those photos and listings done later today. Or maybe several more weeks will slip by. But first, some of the views that inspired the art pieces that I have been working on this summer. There were several days of minus tides in July, and it is always a treat to see under the sea. We got to the beach early, as the morning sun peeked through the mist.





All of this natural beauty inspires creative energy.

Here are a few of the art projects to date. Most are still “in progress” as I try out new ideas, materials, and work through the learning curves. A friend of mine has a cache of old window panes (love!) and we try to meet weekly for lunch and art.

See what my cats think of this art piece.





Beads. I still have to do photographs, listings, and so on. But what do I do instead? More arty explorations, more art projects piling up, for…? Such a conundrum. What I really need here is to work with someone who loves marketing and selling art. The creation and idea-making is where it is at for me, as anyone who has tried to visit regularly to see new listings might know. hah! But I try. Got ideas for more efficient methods of art work marketing-selling? Oh, please share.