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\"Monkey<\/a>I have one drawing almost done and several more queued up and tapping their feet. I even have a new drawing lesson simmering on the back burner, so what have I been doing? Sculpting, of course.<\/p>\n

I’ve been trying to set up a separate blog for my sculpting, but my computer skills, my webhost, and fate have all said ‘no’ to that idea, so I will talk about it here.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always had a very powerful Muse. When she sufaces I\u2019m not comfortable until I\u2019m working on whatever she wants me to do. Sometimes the feeling is so intense that I go ripping through the house looking for the materials I need to create the thing I sense needs to be created. I don\u2019t think this is part of my Bipolar brain since I\u2019ve had these urges overtake me since I was young. I think it is, however, part of my brain\u2019s make-up and its ability to intensely visualize things and an overpowering desire make them exist in the world.<\/p>\n

\"Monkey<\/a>I never know exactly where my Muse is going to lead me. Sometimes it\u2019s nowhere, or only half way there, and then I have to wait a month, half a year, or even two years to find out where we\u2019re going. I call this process \u2018hanging on loosely,\u2019 because that\u2019s what I to do to cope when this happens. I just hang on the best I can to ride that horse for as long as I can.<\/p>\n

This time around, I seem to be getting to the summation point of several rides. That is to say, I\u2019m making a doll. I didn\u2019t intend to make a doll, especially not a monkey doll, but you see her, right? Well then, I guess I\u2019m making a monkey doll.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s going to be made out of poly clay, with a human body, arms, and legs. I\u2019m not sure how much fur she\u2019ll have yet. I have no idea why my Muse thinks there needs to be a human-like monkey doll in the world, but hey, knowing why<\/strong><\/em> is above my pay grade. My job is to make her<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Sculpture
\n<\/strong>Sculpture was my first love (but don\u2019t tell drawing that). From the faces I make in my sand box when mom let me flood the sandbox with the garden hose, to the sculpture class in college when I first felt I was excelling.<\/p>\n

I guess it\u2019s true that you can never leave an idea behind. It’s past time for me to sculpt again, and it’s either going to be a flooded front yard or clay. (My husband is totally onboard with flooding the front yard, by the way.)<\/p>\n

I’ll never stop drawing. I\u2019m even going to create drawing lessons again because I miss teaching, but I’ve come to understand that there is more room in my life than I imagined, and I have enough passion and time for everything that I love.<\/p>\n

Always keep drawing, and pursue everything you love with passion,
\nCarol<\/p>\n

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