Just keep swimming...

There is something so awesome about having friends over and being able to entertain. We had a great group of friends over last night (I'm still cleaning up all the fun we had!). Having everyone over really made my husband and I appreciate everything that we have. Amazing friends, health, happiness, a good home...

As I look back on the past two years, it has been quite a ride. I remember when Hurricane Ike hit and we lost power for 3 weeks. Then the stock market crashed, and I had to go help my parents with some things for three months. In the middle of all of that, my husband got a new job and I put him on a plane to Asia while I packed up our home, and tried to sell just about everything we owned. Etsy fell by the wayside as I put our entire life in a self-storage unit. I wasn't sure where we were going to live, how reliable our internet connection would be, if I'd have space to make work, if I could get supplies... the list goes on.

But with a dash of optimism mixed with lots of fact finding and hard work, I've got BS Art Studio up and running again. Life. Is. Good.

Back in the Game!

Sometimes I have to be hit on the head to know what is good for me, as most of my family and friends can attest. After a solid year of being away from Etsy, I have finally realized it is time to get back into creating fun, affordable, abstract art.

The only twist - is that this time I am doing it from Asia! Imagine.

About 18 months ago, Hurricane Ike hit and life as I knew it changed drastically. Within six months of the hurricane, I was putting my husband on a plane to Asia and packing up the house. As I packed up the house, I stored almost all of my art supplies, figuring I wouldn't have the time or space to work on BS Art Studios. I was going to spend my time working on my MFA, creating gallery quality international work.

Well, I have too much time on my hands, and I've learned the value in creating your own destiny. I loved my Etsy store and selling our work to people. I'm still working on my MFA, but I will be doing that only part-time while I re-open the Etsy store and get cracking.

Needless to say, I love it here, and I am so excited to get my store up and running again!