inspired?

Every so often I get a little burst of inspiration. It’s not so much that I have an unrelenting urge to paint a Sistine Chapel Master piece, more so that things I see, people I meet and things I read seem to rub off on me and I get one step closer to figuring out who I am, want I want to achieve and where my values truly lie.

Life events so far this year have been a major distraction, resulting in my normally obsessive compulsive focus slowly transforming into a muddy puddle of vagueness and lacklustre appeal. On the other side of the coin I’ve been a desperado trying madly just to keep up with myself. I know that makes no sense, however there is most definitely a few Rohan’s residing in this little ol’ head of mine. Thankfully for me I live with my bestest buddie (BFF), Kim who is a constant supplier of stability while I’m as stable as tumbleweed in a western movie.

Anyway I do ramble; the point is that recently there have been snippets of this odd feeling creeping inside me. It resembles calm, reassurance and structure. Is there a possibility of me being content (my all time life long desire)? Am I growing up?

I’ve learnt that I can’t keep up with everyone, I’m not uber cool, I’m not up with the latest, I’m not setting new standards, I’m not EVERYONES best friend,……I am however doing what ever it is that I want to, not being driven by forces that for a long time have been taunting me, indirectly and unknowingly.

No I’m not saying that all my problems are now solved, far from it. But at least I have something that my medication can’t provide, and that’s hope.

HELP HELP HELP!!!

Hey kids

I'm going to do a shoot for the next issue of Thaw and I want to use a selection of 'Yarn Over Movement' pieces in a few scenes. What I was going to do was get some sent over (from Quebec) and then send em back.....annoying.

So I thought if anyone I knew wanted to order something from the range let me know and we can get it all done together. Just contact me and I'll collect the money and order through YOM.

They are hand made and beautifully warm. I ordered a supper dooper long scarf and Kim swears by it. I just get to look at it.

PS. if you want something tailor made then go to the Esty store and ask.....Yarn Over Movement Etsy Store

Eye candy

Tonight I'm shooting the cover for the next issue of Thaw which is our fifth issue and it's also the Spring issue. It seems odd though because this morning on my walk with Peggy I wasn't surrounded by fresh daises, daffodils or breeding forest animals. Nor was I surrounded by Spring fairies or the sounds of a harp playing in the distance. Instead all I saw was ice covered windscreens and steaming dog poo. So tonight I have to completely use my imagination for the spring feel. Lucky the theme for the next issue is about new love not pretty flower beds.

The reality is that it's freezing, under zero this week already. The trees are bare, my garden is in a deep slumber, the soil is sticky and moist, and when it's drizzly and cold it's hard on the 'happiness glands'. To remind my of winter...because it's just not obvious enough I change my desktop pic in the office each week. Here are the last few, they all make me feel like WINTER!

I think most of these came from ffffound