Also, I got a day-job, again! Yay! I'm not allowed to talk about my company anywhere where I talk about my opinions, because it's a charity organization - so, you won't hear anything about it except that I'm happy!
Of course, this has meant that with a new 40-hour work week, and it being summer, that I've been getting very little done in the Izile's Oddities department. I've completed some custom pieces, and I always make time for my customers who want something special designed just for them - but the general crafting for etsy has had to take a big backseat. It will probably come back either when I acclimate back to a full-time job schedule, and/or when the weather starts getting so cruddy that I don't want to be out in it.
I've also been taking more time for my own art projects, tending the garden, and playing in food. I actually started a new blog South Eats North - that's all about my food adventures in NYC (reviews, rants, and recipes). I started it on a quiet rainy lunch break just before the holiday. There's only 3 entries so far, and they're kind of introductory, "just getting going" posts. I'm hoping to be working on a good recipe post with pictures, soon! One of the things about writing at your desk during lunch is that you don't really have a way to make the posts very visually interesting.
And speaking of the art projects for myself, one of them is a picture frame renovation inspired by The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. It's an old, wooden, very ornate frame, and I'm doing it all in black and white, and then, there's a sculpted ribbon that spirals around the edge of the frame that I'm going to do in bright red.
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If you haven't read The Night Circus, I highly recommend it. It's fairly light reading, but so enjoyable and inspiring! If you like the kinds of mythical realism in modern fantasy, like Neil Gaiman, you'll probably love this book.
I'm not the only one who's been inspired by The Night Circus. Using the title as a search term on etsy gives some very interesting results!


And, the newest entry in this circus of etsy sellers, with a shop just made in May of this year, is BluDragon Art, featuring mixed-media canvases. This 3" x 4" mini-canvas is a winsome nod, featuring a quote from the book, and small details (which I won't spoil for those who haven't read the book yet) to bring a little bit of that enchantment to your own desk or shelf. So far, the shop only has one page of art, but custom orders are welcome, and I think you'll find the other examples of her art as equally appealing.
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