Wow, so much for tending to artwork! 
Other work like making homemade pumpkin bread, pepper jelly and cookies has taken presidence to   "Mary" time. 
Thoughts of all the things I would like to do leaves me  looking forward to 2012 and the slow down of the new year.
I have started the clay application to the rough form and hope to find a day in the near future when I can finish the first phase of the sculpture. 
My hope this year is to be able to use my talents to help others connect with their own personal struggles and to bring my artwork  to new level.
The only way we grow is to do to try new things...

As the holidays go whizzing by, so does our time. This time of year  is stressful and can overwhelm each of us  with aplenty of events and activites. 
 With finally assembling the sculpture in a vertical stance, I am anxious to start the "dirty" work, but I wait patiently through the hustle and bustle of Christmas pageants, competitions and busyness that keep me from my art right now.
I have been reading a book called Resting in Him and focuses on different seasons in our lives. 
With winter arriving, this is our time to regenerate for the spring that is fast approaching.  Rest and enjoy this time of year. 
The worries and stresses of tomorrow can be left for just that.