Kalaya Steede

Not to rush the week or anything but I'm glad that Friday is finally here! I have some cool things to share with you but that will have to wait.  But I wanted to post this video that I was introduced to this morning and let me tell you...it is exactly what I needed!  Thanks Rice Freeman-Zachery ! So on this lovely Friday morning this is who I met.  Her name is Ilona Royce Smithkin and I LOVE her STYLE!  The video is posted by Ari Seth Cohen's Advanced Style .  This is a refreshing blog especially in a society where youth is valued and I'm not getting any younger!   But don't stop there!  Go check out some of her performances.  And other interviews that Ari has done.   That is it for now.  See you soon AND Yes...I'm proud to be 42 years old! Namaste Kalaya

0600 hrs.   Get Baby Cakes and his buddy out the door for their sweat test run around the city and beyond. First and only cup of coffee.  Get studio organized...kind of. Take a break. Make 50K leather bracelet...take a break, and 100K leather bracelet while nursing Youthberry & Wildorange Blossom herbal tea.  Take another break. Listen to PodCasts by Rice (like Lisa but with an R) interviews with Artist Suzi Blu and Judy Wise and Stephanie Lee while breaking.  Daydream about all the cool things to make and about wearing a tutu. Thinking about signing up for an online workshop.  Oh the things one can do with plaster.  Still on break.   Plaster Studio Workshop Thinking about keeping this Doll from Amber Leilani instead of giving it away. Torch fire enamel earrings.  Yum...Raspberry. Three wrap leather bracelet for fund raiser. Eat Crawfish Bisque. Now entering Nirvana.   Nurse my soul mate after his 100K (62mi) run. ...

I try to get inspiration by checking out my favorite artists or finding new ones. Which then makes me totally exhausted and I end up not doing anything in the studio!  Oh...such is life.  Anyway, I had rediscovered RICË FREEMAN-ZACHERY .  AND Rice is a whoelotta fun!  I had posted one of her books earlier, Creative Time and Space.    I've also been spending a lot of time with her on my morning runs and meditation...that is on her blog and her YouTube channel  Rice's YouTube Channel .  That is where I discovered Kerin Gale.   It looks like an easy way to make molds for your favorite pieces.  Some people have asked me if I ever made any molds?  I did it only once.  But back then I didn't have a good source but Kerin's book looks like a good one.  I haven't had the chance to look through the whole book...I don't even own it.  But it's on my wish list.   Have a great Friday! Namaste Kalaya