Kathy Nida

I just signed up for one of the projects at Art House Co-op. A crazy thing to do, I think, considering how much I have on my plate, but it sounded interesting…cool…different. I tend not to do projects where there is no jury process, because they often suck, but this seemed different. We’ll see. Maybe I’ll hate it.

I bought a piece of art. No really. I’ve been socking money away for a rainy day (aka when I lose spousal support) and I have a little extra. Actually, if the governor of California has his way, teachers may not get paid some months in the future, and a massive uprising will be on his hands, but I’m trying not to always think negatively about money. I’ve spent the last 6 years plus watching every single penny and giving my stomach a heart attack (is that possible) over worries of putting kids through college or paying for tree removal or being able to survive month to month. The new job has helped a little with that (OK, I still worry LOTS about college, but the month to month is easier for now…until June, and heck…gas prices have gone WAY down), so I watched on the SAQA auction until I thought I could legitimately afford a piece of art…and I bought it.

This is Kristin La Flamme’s piece, Celebrate Home 2. It was the roots that got me. What’s strange is that hers is one of the 460+ blogs that I read. OK, I guess if I’m reading that many blogs, most of them quilt artists, and I buy a piece of quilt art, it isn’t THAT strange. Anyway. I feel good about it. I’ve spent the last few years really fighting not being able to feel safe financially, and though I’m a long way away from that with the economy tanking and the state talking doom and gloom, at least it went to a good cause. When I’m living in a tent on my parents’ back 40, I can hang this on the wall of the tent…next to the computer…which has a really long extension cord into my parents’ house.