My Form of Therapy

Today ended up being a mental health day for me.  A doctor called in sick at work and I got to go home and check myself in for some "therapy."  My therapy is going to my little corner and getting down and dirty with some paint, some packaging tape, old sewing patterns from when I was a little girl and some matte gel.  I learned a new technique for doing transfers that requires nothing more than clear packaging tape, hot water and the image you wish to transfer.  I was really excited to try it.


My messy little workspace.

 As I have said before, I really love birds.  Not big fancy tropical birds, just your normal sweet little backyard birds. They come back every year because they know I will feed them, provide water for them to drink and bathe in and give them a safe place to have their babies.  Every year we have Robins that come to my arbor, build their nest and have babies.  There is usually at least 2 sets of babies that are born every year.  We watch them as soon as they hatch and then I wait for the day that they FACE their FEARS, BELIEVE in themselves and take that leap of faith.  I don't know how they know they are ready to fly, but they jump out of that nest and flap their little wings and search desperately for a safe place to land.  Usually it is in the grass where their mama flies over to them to sing encouraging words to them.  And then, they take off again from the ground and find their wings and SOAR!!!!  It amazes me everytime.  How do they have such confidence in the unkown and take that first leap.  They are so tiny and have such a long way to FALL, but that doesn't stop them. 



Gessoed board layered with old sewing patterns and then began applying color and the transfers.



FEAR is something I have struggled with for as long as I can remember.  As a child I was terrified of so many things for reasons I don't even know.  Even now as an adult I have so many things I am afaid of.  Sometimes I am paralyzed by that fear, and other times I face it with the help of the people closest to me.  Someday I hope to have the courage of my little feathered friends, to dare to just jump and go for it.  Giving it 100% even when I don't know what the outcome will be.  I'm putting my faith into something way bigger than myself and know that in time, there is nothing that I will fear.  I will BELIEVE IN MYSELF and I will SOAR.



Rest of the color was applied.



                           



Added some branches, a few nests and a couple of soaring birdies.



                  




Finished.  I like it and it makes me smile.