It's Wednesday again, and I've been getting some new stuff ready - I've just added these t-shirts and there's more to follow. This is a quote from Rumi, my favourite 12th century Persian poet. He seems to have had so many wise words in him, and this quote struck a chord - 'Your heart knows the way. Run in that direction.' My personal experience as the black sheep of the family and generally a bit of an oddball has always meant I've been surrounded by voices telling me not to follow my chosen path. It took a while but eventually I got to a point where I shut out the noise, and as Rumi says, started running in the direction my heart was telling me to go. Turns out it's the key to happiness... Now I just laugh it off, people might have their opinions but I think often they're speaking through their own fears or limitations... Anyway, I've got another one lined up for tomorrow, once I've finished getting the full product range online. It's another Rumi quote which spoke to me, so keep an eye out for that, it's coming right up.
Aside from that it's still a struggle to find time to paint, somebody asked me this morning how it's going and sadly I had to answer that it's been a while, apart from the start of a watercolour that I did on a rainy Saturday morning, but really I'd like to get to a point where I can clear two or three days just to focus on painting. I'm very aware that my store is supposed to have art prints and that's been the thing that's most neglected, but I'm fully aware of the need to sort that out. Not to mention I really want to, just for the love of it... It'll happen soon I'm sure.
That's about it for now, as ever do share your thoughts with me, you can reach me at caroline@carissimastudio.com and I'll look forward to hearing from you. Have a great week.