Yet another false start to the day

Last night I hooked myself up to a sleep study machine which is to determine if I have sleep apnoea (apnea) and it was not as uncomfortable as I thought it was going to be, nevertheless I still had a restless night. The little portable machine which is no bigger than a small cassette player was strapped to my upper abdomen, with a nose cannular to monitor my snoring (yes I snore) and a small monitor attached to my index finger. When the preprogrammed device came on my finger lit up and all I could think of was ET phone home. Every time I woke up during the night I checked my finger to make sure my light hadn't gone out (heaven forbid my light should go out). The day started out with the same plan as I'd had for the past week, to go and have a fasting blood test but due to whatever is going on in my head I again had another severe headache. The last thing I felt like doing was driving to pathology to be drilled for blood so I had a cup of coffee instead and then it happened again, my headache began to clear. I've been a sufferer of migraines most of my life and coffee is the last thing I would have but at the moment it seems to be the cure for these bad headaches. I haven't been able to figure that one out so I emailed my doctor this morning (yes I have a progressive doctor who would rather answer my quick questions via email than to waste my time and his by coming in to see him). His response was, "Still get it done and fib (with my blessing) i.e have your cup of coffee". So if it happens tomorrow morning I will have my cup of coffee and look the nurse straight in the eye and tell her I've fasted for 12 hours with nothing but water to drink.

It's time.

It has been so long since I've written anything or posted a picture because the direction of this blog is turning. I've been thinking for far too long instead of doing so here I am back again. I still want to post pictures of my mixed media projects because being creative keeps me sane. I'd like to document a part of my life's journey in regards to health (mental and physical) and my philosophical musings about life. I want to do this as a catharsis for myself and if anyone should wish to read and comment then please do.

Birthday Card for Kitty

Mosaics

Mixed Media Mosaics.

Gay Mardi Gras

Still exploring the possibilites with polymer clay. I have begun a series of masks which reflect the inner person. This was a commissioned piece which will hang in an office in Melbourne. Masks are an interesting form of Art Narrative. They either tell a story of an aspect of one's inner life or they can disguise or hide the truth. This one I'd say is right out of the closet.

I am building my own website at the moment which will have masks on it and other things.

NIGHT FIRE

I love using metal leaf and pinata inks together. This one is on silver leaf with magenta, purple, blue and black ink on top. I used translucent (Frost) on top so I could sand and polish it. It always looks such a mess when I start but I manage to find interesting pieces in it. This one reminds me of a radiant sunset or the glow of a bush fire storm.

My sisters arrive from America tomorrow so one lucky sister will get this one. I'd better hurry up and finish another one.

Roman Beauty

I've gone off on another tangent. I started using some of my scrap clay to cover objects, like glass and boxes. Mum really likes the vases I'm doing so I've kept going. This is an old vinegar bottle covered in scrap clay and the mould came from the brass book ends I came across when cleaning off the book case. I covered it in copper pearlex and gave it a light sand after it was cured. I've applied two coats of Cabots varnish