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A Long Held Dream Realized ...
Sharing some art joy with my community...
I've waited a very long time to become an artist. My story is not unusual, in fact it is, sadly, quite common. Married young, divorced, raised two children on my own, put myself thorugh college at night school and worked two jobs. That was the drill for 20 years. In those years I did not do art, I created crafts to sell and made toys for the kids, etc. But I never walked into an art store - anxiety held me at bay. Twenty long years and the desire to be an artist never wavered.
I would console myself in those young days. As I washed yet another load of boys dirt stained laundry I would speak my mantra, " someday, when the children are raised and I have my own life I will learn to draw and paint". And my sons heard this from me a million times, "when you grow up and have your own children I will be the somewhat eccentric Grandma Joyce who is really fun to visit because they'll create art in Grandma's studio". I told it with bravado, partly to reassure myself, that, indeed this dream would be realized.
So, today I hit a milestone that I would like to share with you. My granddaughter, Alex, is almost two and today was our first "play date" at Grandma's, which we are planning to continue every Thursday monring. The drawing will be framed...
Dreams do come true!
Grandma Joyce
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