What I've Been Working On

I've been trying to carve out time in my days to get back into "creating" again. Here's some of my latest achievements...

Some simple Spring flowers

A ring strung with apatite beads

Stunning eye-catchers

The beginnings of a felt mobile for Sarah

First Piece

I've had a couple of requests to share some of the work I've done in the past. I've posted a couple of pieces I did in my university Drawing 1 class.


Lydia Martin, Positive and Negative Space Study, 2003. Charcoal and graphite, 30 x 22 in.

Second Piece

Lydia Martin, Imaginary Still Life, 2003. Charcoal and graphite, 22 x 25 in.

Third Piece

Lydia Martin, What I Did Last Summer, 2004. Charcoal, 22 x 30 in.

Yeah, I Made Something!

The act of 'creating' has always run heavily through my veins. It gives me energy, life and a deep sense of joy. It's truly hard for me to put into words how important this is to me. However, the past few years have been a bit rough for us and 'creating' has definitely taken a seat on the back burner. As with any passion that is bottled up or ignored, my hindered creativity has been causing severe frustration. I was grieved by it and was sure that I had neglected it for so long that it had packed up and left me. Our most recent move has been an interesting phenomenon for me. Ever since the relocation, I find myself with all sorts of artistic ideas and a burning desires to make something. So I finally put the procrastination and fear aside... and did it. I made something! It all started with a Ziploc bag full of large red glass beads a friend had sent me years ago. One of her favorite necklaces had broken and she asked if I would restring it. Of course I would... too bad it only took me years to do it. Be that as it may, her bag of beads gave me the jumping off point to get back into the game. So, I made her a necklace and with the remaining beads, made her a dazzling pair of earrings too.