7th September 2014
Wow, that is quite a jump isn't it.
Almost three years since I updated these pages. Much has changed in my life. I have given up on Cafepress and Zazzle. My stores are still there, but they changed the rules and showed themselves insensitive to those whose work they profit from, and I lost interest in maintaining them.
And while it was exciting to have my art on things in Hollywood, it did not do anything for my business, so although I still support the indiExhibit, I am no longer a part of it.
For now, I am occupied in caring for my aging parents, which is sometimes hell, and sometimes downright hilarious. To maintain my sanity, I amuse myself with writing nonsensical statuses and adventures in Fairyland, with my rather ditzy fairy companion Nocturne.
It is therapeutic, and not only for me. Many of those whose gardens I visit and leave messages to have said how much they enjoy my posts. That I give them a laugh and brighten their day with my silliness. And that in turn makes me feel good, because I love to make people laugh. To bring a little light and joy into their lives. Probably because I know how important that is to me.
Until soon
Amere
18th September 2011
At
the GBK Gift Lounge for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards. My shoe!
In the
hands of a celebrity in Hollywood! Lorraine Bracco was Oscar-nominated
for her performance as Ray Liotta's big-spending Mafioso wife in
Goodfellas, and has been Emmy-nominated several times playing Dr. Melfi,
psychiatrist to the Mafia boss on The Sopranos. Not sure why she only
held one shoe, but hey, I don't care either, she really liked them, and
that is the main thing!
The celebrities seemed to love that rather than see each other as rivals, we have come together as a community, offering help, encouragement, suggestions and support to one another.
This is why I love the indiExhibit. Many of our members have physical or mental illness, struggle with insecurity and self-doubt, and often we suffer in isolation. To have a haven where we are welcomed as artists, and our efforts valued is a huge boon, especially when friends and family don't understand the amount of work we put in, tell us to stop wasting our time or refer to it condescendingly as our 'little hobby'.
20th September 2011
How Cool Are These Shoes!
