Today I felt sudden inspiration to work on a semi-new product. I got the idea last year to make recycled glass jar candles. I thought it would be a good way to demonstrate my belief that we must re-use as well as recycle, while offering a container candle to my customers for the first time. I collected some jars and made a few candles, but they were not quite as fabulously funky as I'd hoped. So, I put the project on hold... indefinitely. Then today I had an idea of a way to incorporate an art I previously explored but have not recently indulged with my candle business. I could decopage photos and other papers onto the recycled glass jars... I've been collecting my favorite pages of my daily travel calendar all year though I had no idea what I wanted to do with them yet. I spent the entire evening gathering pictures for my upcoming decopage experiment. I've got magazine clippings, old calendar pages, and a few decks of cards so far, which is definitely enough to get started.
And, while I was at the store picking up supplies for my project, I came across a magazine I'd never seen before called Artful Blogging. The stories I read inspired me to share more of my story as an artist through my blog... ideas, events, successes, frustrations, and revelations. Though I sometimes think of myself as just a candlemaker experimenting with other crafts, the truth is I am an artist. I hope the stories behind my creations will help you appreciate them even more.
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