Om Shanti Handcrafts

Hometown and Country

Longmont, CO

Relationship Status:

It's Complicated

About Me and my Creativity.

Took me years to find it, or maybe to admit to it. As a friend of mine said recently, I was positive that I was not creative/could not make art for most of my life. Nobody ever told me that if I practiced, I'd get better. Nobody ever told me that just because my art didn't look like "fine art" that I saw in museums, it was okay. Nobody ever told me that everyone is creative and has their own unique vision to share with the world.

When I read that the light went on. She said it about me as well as herself, and didn't even realize it.

I write a lot more about my creativity -- and everything else -- at my Wordpress blog.

Likes and Dislikes

Likes: Cats. Popcorn. Sleeping in. Photography. Mixing herbal concoctions. Working on my Etsy.com shop.

Dislikes: Confrontation. Bigotry. Cold feet. Asthma. Boredom.

Website:

http://omshanti.etsy.com

Do you have any disabilities that affect your creativity?

...I guess I don't know how to define 'disability'. The asthma certainly gets in the way of things, but most of my creative work is fairly sedentary. Depression...ongoing and eternal battle, but the creativity has been pushing it back recently. That's what I got; judge as you will.

Where did you hear about Creative Cafe? If you heard about Creative Cafe from another member please say who as those recruiting most new members will win prizes.

Jill herself wandered by my other Ning page not long after I made it, and made me feel oh so comfortable...

Any other News?

I'm about to announce my Grand Opening, complete with free gifts sent with every purchase! (I was going to do it today, but I'm not awake enough to write it all up properly...)

Also looking into local craft shows and such. And a little nervous about it, too.