Sometimes you just need to start!

Written By Kim Joy

I have been having a month off from teaching and have totally procrastinated on all other aspects of my life- my art has been affected and I feel horrible about it.

The only task I have accomplished this month is purging the house. I have gone room by room going through closets, cabinets, bookshelves, desks, file cabinets and dressers. There is a lot of stuff for the yard sale in October ( now I have to look at piles scattered around the house.)

Last week and this week I am working on the attic- lots of the kids art work, collections and toys and of course things that do not need to stay. The attic is hot. I thought I would loose weight sweating it off, but no! The up there now is amazing. It is over 1000 sq ft asking to be made into a real room like a mixed media stusio and office!

Back to procrastination…
I have not done any studio work, social media, teaching at the colleges. Now I have a week to prep myself to go back to the real world and my act together again.

When you find yourself procrastinating, what do you do to get out of the slump?

Kim Joy

Kim Steinmuller Joy has been a stained glass artist and teacher since 1982. Most of her pieces are in the traditional style and starting to experiment to incorporate materials not usually found in the medium. She believes that through her pieces she can grow and learn more about the world around her and where she came from. She hopes that her work will inspire and encourage others in their artistic endeavors. She loves working with commissions that allows her to create one of kind pieces for the commissioner.

She belongs to Stained Glass Association of America and National Capital Art Glass Guild. Her work can be found at the Community Council of the Arts in Kinston NC, Arts Council of Wayne County Goldsboro, NC, and Wilson Arts in Wilson, NC. She teaches Nash Community College Nashville, NC, Wilson Community College Wilson NC. Her works are in private collections worldwide.

Kim Steinmuller Joy was raised in upstate New York and now lives and works in Wilson, NC.

https://www.kimsjoy.com
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