One Year Later.....

For an entire year, through ins and outs, a giant move and transitions in life that left me more than exhausted, I made gnomes. One by one. All kinds of gnomes with all kinds of personalities and inspirations.

They got me through the days, one small accomplishment when it felt that everything else had fallen apart (or not!).

And then, for one year, I didn't make a gnome every day- I did make gnomes- to sell and restock a gallery or two but I didn't make them as a practice. The way I saw it, this project was to make a gnome every day for a year but sometimes it is the absence of something that makes us truly see the worth or importance of it so the other part of the practice was to experience the absence of it.

It was almost painful not to make gnomes in the beginning. I was set on finding another daily practice but I must admit that as I found my way through 2013, it was not the same. The days weren't counted the same way, I couldn't remember details as well and so I thought that perhaps, I would start up again this year. A year with, a year without.

So, Hello there, 2014. I have a feeling there will be many gnomes this year. We never know what life holds, we never know what will come our way, we can only hope and manifest and dream.

For now, I will be making gnomes and putting them up as regularly as I can. I certainly hope I can strive for a consistent one-a-day posting but I can say, regardless of the frequency of posts (again I do plan to make that everyday), I have already been making one gnome every day and the practice is lovely, one might even say it's like coming home.