Paris Storefronts, Angelina, and the Failure Garden
September changes things. We don't think we are susceptible to the change, that we won't fall for it this time, but resistance is futile.
Suddenly it's cinnamon.
Didn't think twice about this cozy spice a few months ago. Now it's everything.
I've been plugging away at the 100 Paris Storefronts project. It's slower going than I thought it would.I wish I could draw faster.I wish I could paint faster. I wish I could make videos faster. I feel like a fail when I see just how long it takes me to draw, what is in essence, an elaborate series of rectangles and plants.
Speaking of plants, I've been loitering around a corner of my garden. I call it My Failure Garden. It's a new space where I jammed in a bunch of perennials in haste that I was given from a friend. He was moving. There was no time to think it through. The plan was to take care of them well so that when he gets to his new place, I can split the plants again and he will have his old-but-new plants back… sort of.
I'm not sure what to do with this corner so I just stare at it and beat myself up over the hodgepodge-ness and weeds.
I navel gaze in front of this space and feel all the feels.
At first I felt bad about it. I know. Shocking.
But as I walk away from My Failure Garden, I feel lighter.
Sometimes we need to give ourselves space for emotions. I happen to have a physical space. Turns out.
Conversely, my little acre of Instagram is brimming with fun little videos showing the painting of Paris storefronts for my 100 Day Challenge... not really 100 days. It's more like 100 THINGS challenge.
Life. A mixed bag.
Here are the latest Paris storefronts, all available on Etsy if you're so inclined to have a piece of original art lovingly gazing at you from your wall. (I didn't link the images to the Etsy shop because it's annoying for if you want to share them on Pinterest. I can't keep track of the social needs of my people.)
#16 Boris Boulangerie
48 Rue Caulaincourt, 75018 Paris
#17 Angelina Café
226 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
#18 Yellow Tucan Café
20 Rue des Tournelles, 75004 Paris
A few others are kicking around the Etsy shop as well. You go there. I'll go back to drawing. Deal? Deal.
