From the Studio Under the Stairs
Hello, me here!
I have always dreamed of having a blog! No joke! I always thought it would be so glamours and awesome to be able to just write your thoughts out and have people love them. Haha, that is not what you are going to get here. You have been warned. I am probably going to treat this a little more like a journal and chat about my crazy life with 4 children and painting from the tiny little closet that is under my stairs. (seriously its kind of cool and I totally feel like Harry Potter!) I am going to try to sound somewhat professional and talk about my work in an artsy fartsy kind of way, but I am mostly going to just keep it real. There is enough fluff in the world so I am not going to add anymore! So here we go! (I feel so fancy with my blog, don’t judge and let me have this moment!!)
Well,
Its currently 12:24am on October 24th, 2020. I will be heading to the Esquimalt Art Gallery within the next 13 hours to see my work hanging in an ACTUAL GALLERY FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN MY LIFE!!!!!! AH! I am so totally scared and excited! I totally want to dance and puke at the same time! (which if you have ever done this, you know thats not a good combo!) I never in a million years thought that I would ever have my art hanging anywhere near a gallery! I am so grateful and thankful for the people who have helped me on this journey! It isn’t easy trying to navigate an art career while raising four children, homeschooling one of them and trying to support my twins while they get support through therapy (They are on the Autism Spectrum) My painting time is often after 9pm and usually does until 2am (I seriously have zero self control and will paint until I am falling asleep… I think I have a problem haha ) BUT! But, it is so so so so so so so worth it! Everyday I am thankful for my four children (not every moment, I am human! But every day they are truly little blessings) and my amazingly patient and supportive husband who puts up with my late night antics and my time to paint. I am so thankful that this crazy journey as led me right here! Typing away in the middle of the night in hopes that someone will read this! (not just my mom! haha thanks mom for reading it!) sharing my story and my heart with you! I am going to bed now before this becomes a mushy mess of emotions! You don’t need to read all that stuff :P I hope you are all well in these crazy times and you feed your soul with whatever it needs and go enjoy some art, even if that art is your kids crayon drawing on your white walls! We all have to start somewhere ;)
Cheers,
Katherine Babcock