Experimenting

Tough time with productivity lately.  Suzette on hold.  Concentrating on book projects.  Taking a little time for some experimenting.  

Time Off

For a variety of reasons, Suzette will be taking some time off.  No clue when - or even if - she will be back.  I was hoping to add a few pages to, at least, reach a good stopping point, so I apologize to be taking off "mid-sentence".  

Mediation

So hard to think about one's interests when so stunned!  

Trial Over

BZZZT is the sound of a fast-forwarding tape or VCR.  Remember them?  (Note to self: need to update notation.  Again!)   

Forced Smiles

Agreeable Suzette.  So quick to say yes!  So afraid of conflict.  Or even different opinions.  [micron + watercolor]

Imps HQ

Recognize that feeling, when a little too much of your mind real-estate is taken over by unwelcome tenants?   [watercolor and painful hand...]

Therapy is Tough

Had a hard time coming up with this page.  But here it is, still wet.  No time for details.  [micron + watercolor.] 

From a fan

Pleading guilty here on charges of "got absorbed in a mystery novel and ignored her work."  To make up for lack of new page, here is a drawing from my favorite fan.   

Interior Monologue

Sometimes we go through our days as usual, but the mind is churning on one Big Thing.  

Why So Stumped?

Internal work has started.  Not easy!  [black ink + watercolor + PS]

Frozen Mind

Why are these such hard questions?  [black ink + watercolor.]

What Do YOU Want?

Thank goodness for a good therapist!  [black ink + watercolor.]

Good Will

As many of my followers have noticed, Suzette is full of good-will.  But she certainly lacks the ability to view beyond her side-ways nose!  Let's hope her critical thinking wakes up eventually!  [black ink + watercolor]

Walking on Air.

Oh, how delightful can what we thought lost be!  [collage + acrylic.] 

Hope Again

The collage table had been inactive for too long.  Such fun to pull out scraps of paper and glue again.  And for Suzette, Hope Springs Eternal.  [collage + ink + acrylics.]

Therapies

Drawing furniture...  Not easy for me.  Took a while.  But here is my page with 2 therapists' offices.  [micron + watercolor.]

Suzette's Answer

Suzette's answer to Victor's offer for a "trial period".  Will this be a successful plan?  We'll see.  [micron + PS]

A Trial Period?

Sure, the whole mess is tough on Suzette, but a potential break-up is hard for the initiator too, I'm sure.  

[micron + colored pencil.]

Self-Flagellation.

Suzette knew very well her thinking was off.  And yet logic can't always keep thoughts from going their disturbing way.  [black ink + PS.]

Self-blame.

Suzette was oh-so-ready to blame herself.  Not the best coping mechanism.  [micron + PS]

Surreal Routine

This weird disbelief that life goes on around us in spite of bad news, we've all had it.  (black ink + PS)

Bad Night

Is there a good way to give that kind of "news"?  I doubt it.  [black ink + PS.]

When Life Crumbles

Occasionally life feels that way.  Everything falls apart.  [acrylics on paper.]

The Impossible

What a hard thing to hear!  Suzette never saw it coming.  [black ink + microns.]

Agreement

They didn't want to repeat their parents' stories.  Yet, there are many ways to err.  [micron + gouache.]

The Parents

No fun to grow up with parents who don't get along.  [micron + gouache.]

No More Denial.

HOW DID SHE KNOW!!!   She had been in denial, I guess.  [black ink + micron.]

Back Home

Uh-oh!  [micron + colored pencils.]

At the Bus Terminal

Late in the evening, at the bus Terminal, Victor comes home after a weekend in the city.  Something feels awkward.  [micron + colored pencils.]

Waiting

Suzette and Yolita at the bus station, waiting for Victor.  The bus was late.  [acrylics on paper.]

Getting Ready for Dad

Victor is coming home after a weekend visiting friends in the city.  [micron + watercolor.]

Uncomfortable thoughts

Victor is visiting friends in the city.  Suzette has to deal with uncomfortable thoughts.  [micron + colored pencils.]

A Picnic

A weekend without Victor.  To be followed...  [micron + colored pencils]

And Another

Another design example from Suzette's knitting work.  [acrylics on paper.]

Design Sample

Here is a sample of Suzette's knitting designs from this period.  Suzette gets inspiration from nature although she doesn't like to copy it as is.  [acrylic on paper.]

Happy with Work

Suzette is feeling good with herself.  That's nice for a change!  [watercolor + colored pencils.]

Personal Pursuits

You may love your kids to pieces, it feels good to touch base with the adult world once in a while.  [micron + colored pencils.]

Family Life

Definitely happy times for Suzette.  [Micron + watercolor.]

Odious Comparisons

Ioc, a well-known visitor for some people...   [micron + colored pencils.]

Dangers Everywhere

And the dangers, or potential dangers, become more and more complex over the years.  [micron + watercolor.]

Responsibility

[micron+colored pencils.]

Terra Cotta

 

Occasionally Victor would play with clay.  Suzette was very fond of this little family portrait.  [acrylic on paper/ thank you to Henri Moore.]

Personal note: feeling sluggish and repetitive.  May need a bit of time off.  Or a good refreshing weekend? 

Expectations and Heartaches.

 

 Again, the stuff life is made of.  Emotions are always the same; the scenario changes a bit.  [watercolor.]

Laughter and Tears

 

Laughter and tears...  What life is made of, really.  [watercolor.]

Contentment and Pride

 

Moments of parenting.  [watercolor.]

Pure Joy

 

At home or at the library, remember these moments?  [watercolor.]

A Little Fantasy

 

A little embroidery by Suzette from these days of early motherhood.  [gouache+pencil]

Embracing Reality

 

Trying out a little abstraction here.  [micron + PS color.]  

Letting Go

 

Was Suzette the only one with this very sedate dream?  [watercolor.]

If I had time, I would redo this picture with the pink cloud changed to a popping bubble.   But I can barely keep up this week. 

Family Portrait

 

 Suzette, Victor and Yolita.  A family portrait by one of their friends, Paolo Pistachio, master embroiderer.  [acrylic on paper.]