ROOTMIX [life-as-art]: January 2011

i'll be here next thursday...

Fear Not at the Trickster Arts Salon

From Jennifer Maria Harris, the artist:

Trickster is a monthly Arts Salon that describes itself as a clubhouse for artists, seekers, thinkers, and players dedicated to community, creativity, and openness. This month's theme is appropriate for the start of the new year: the Juke Joint at the Crossroads, with a juke joint being a place to eat, drink, and dance your blues away, and crossroads being a place to make new decisions. This one-night event will include an installation of Fear Not Radio and Fear Not Indirect Mail, performances by We are the unReal, Tom Jonesing, Wesley Frederick, and DJ Fact.50, a workshop on connecting with your Wild Self by Gino Dante Borges, body painting, a photo booth, and general merrymaking. Costumes are encouraged, though not required, and drinks are BYO.

I hope to see you there!

Trickster Arts Salon
2519 Mission Street

San Francisco

January 27, 2011

8PM - Midnight

my intentions for twenty-11

headed past van ness and market this morning

Ah, day six already of the new year. I'm loving it. I've found myself skipping a bunch. Just randomly. I just take off down the sidewalk. Hopping from one foot to the other. Shows it's gonna be a fantastic year!

To put some intention into the fantastic-ness, I will share some intentions here. How 'bout eleven? OK.

1. I intend to create art to love and to sell.

2. I intend to give blogging and an etsy shop a serious go.

3. I intend to eat in a way that best supports my health; that my eating decisions stem from self-care.

4. I intend to lead a very musical year be it enjoying live shows, playing more gigs, or learning new instruments!

5. I intend to lay down to sleep at a consistent time each night. I intend to show self-care through beneficial sleep. And if scheduling Intention #4 gets in the way of my regular sleep, I intend to do preventative napping.

6. Somehow, I intend to save $10,000 this year. (That one is just stuck in my head, begging me to write it out. OK. Should I specify, "In my savings account"?)

7. I intend to have a clear, open, spacious home environment.

8. I intend to ask inspiring people questions and surround myself with winners!

9. I intend to meditate daily (do I? This one feels more like a "should" goal. Hmmm. How about this:) I intend to be mindful each day. I will connect with and nurture my quite inner self each day. (Yes, that feels bettta!)

10. I intend to spend my time in highly selective, top hierarchy, choice ways which reflect my life values and creative priorities.

11. I intend to be at peace with success, no matter how daunting, and accept life on life's terms.

Thank you all for being loving witnesses to my intentions for the year. I may be calling on you for support!

xo, Zarah

Oh, and P.S. Here's the new 2011 version of the resolution generator. What will you do this year?

{multiples of 5} new year/new liners

Here's a new feature for the ol' bloggy-blog for the new year. *multiples of 5* I'll share found treats and not just one of 'em, but five. And when? Every day that's evenly divisable by 5. See, I get to combine my love of inspiring, pretty things and math!

For our first multiple of 5, here are some inspiring, kick-off-the-new-year-right, lined drawers. What better way to spruce up your space to welcome in the joy of twenty-11. Find links below with some DIY how-to's to decorate where you store things you love.

here - a detailed how-to using fabric and mod podge to line drawers

here - learn how to make scented drawer liners

here - drawers lined with wrapping paper

here - make drawer liners from wallpaper

here - a whole dresser remake, including colorfully lined drawers

Cheers, happy new year! And happy lining!

xo, Zarah

{sweet sunday} mae chevrette

such inspiration!

{white rabbits} a new year!

It's late. I'm pre-scheduling this post in a hopeful effort to become a prolific blogger in 2011. Ya think it can happen? What is it I really wish to accomplish with this blog and Crafters Local 415? RockOUT Press?

Stay tuned for a beautiful year!