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We finally got a chair for the living room. It has been Symon-Tested and Symon-Approved.
Thanksgiving weekend I bought Symon a little plush cat bed. He slept in it a few times, but then ignored it. He likes to hang out under our bed, so Steve put the cat bed under there. This morning it was in the middle of the bedroom floor. Apparently Symon doesn't like it and doesn't want it in his hang-out. OKAY.
The Comfy Chair will do just fine.
I bought a piece of fleece, and I washed it this evening. It didn't dry completely, so I draped it over a chair.
Okay, that was my first mistake.
I should have known drapey fabric = irresistible to kitten.
Kitten claws can make marks in fabric. In case you didn't know that.
Symon, that's not really for you.
What?
Listen, Symon.
He's not listening.
As I said a few months ago, I've cocooned myself, so to speak, to get some clarity and work out a few things. I'm getting closer, but I'm not quite there yet.
I realized I didn't know what I was doing with color. Why am I using these bright vibrant colors when the theme of my work is muted and introspective? I decided to gesso over my backgrounds and start over.
I also decided I have had enough of Daniel Smith brand paint and their lids that break.
Their solution was to send me more lids, but they never acknowledged there was a problem. My solution is to switch to Golden. I have never had a problem with their lids on their tubes of Heavy Body paint. And - Okay! Okay! You win, everybody, you win! GOLDEN FLUID ACRYLICS.
I don't know why I have insisted on sticking with Heavy Body paint - no, wait, I do. I'm stubborn and I hate to abandon things that don't work. However, I'm learning (see gessoed paintings above).
I'm working through a lot of old mental habits, cleaning out the attic of my head. I've moved from Martha Beck's Four Day Win to her book Steering by Starlight.
It takes time. A lot of time. And effort. But it will be worth it, when I finally spread my wings to fly.
