Don't feel bad... I still love you.

My poor little sweet blog... have we been feeling a bit neglected? Are we beginning to feel the sting of jealousy every time I post to Facebook or pin another something on my ever expanding this of fabulous bits of inspiration onto Pinterest? I know, I know.... it doesn't seem fair does it?

Well... I guess I have just been feeling as though I don't really know where to start! So much has happened this year... So sit back and relax so I can bring you up to date shall I? Seems fitting to recap the last year and start fresh anyways right?!!! So here it  goes ...

Last year brought a great many changes for me....

*I started doing more group shows with some wonderful Ladies of Lowbrow..... like Tanna Lee Hill and Amber Noel Parsons.... and just generally spending more time with my friends, peers, mentors.... 

(My friends are wonderful, crazy and extremely talented... I'm so lucky!)

*Resigned from Gallery 4 to focus on expanding my horizons and family!!!!!

(Yes, this is how I focus on family)

*My trips to Georgia, Florida, Colorado and the Cities kept me busy!!!

*Started keeping Bees.... it is amazing and a learning process that we have not yet mastered!! LOL

*Jeremy and I celebrated 15 years together which I think is amazing... I have been with him since I was 17 years old, crazy huh?!

(he is so bashful... and so cute I might add)

*Had a chili cook off... it was a tasty event! One word... YUM.

*Added onto the back porch , a craftsman style pavilion (my mister is quite talented, \(^.^)/ !)

*I started sculpting!!!!! I love it and am so excited for what the future may bring... I feel like my art is growing organically and just seeing where the journey will take me, just focusing on doing what I love!!!!!!

(as you can see I changed up my blog a bit to reflect my ever changing art!)

*Of course I took a bit of a sabbatical after I butchered my hand.... I still have some nerve damage, but that hasn't stopped me from doing what I love..... If you really want some advice... DONT EVER RUN A KNIFE THROUGH YOUR FINGER/HAND!!!!! It was a real pain, but also a blessing in that it showed me how grateful I am to have the use of my hands.... I can't imagine not being able to do what I love!

(It went through two fingers... yuck! Luckily it is almost better now.)

* My kids are getting to be young amazing people...

 who teach me daily the joys and pains of parenthood!!

Cass is a regular comedian as is her brother!!!

Did I mention they are both double digits now? 

I know, crazy right?

(Connor in Football gear, and enduring 'Phase Three' from Grandpa, awww life lessons are fun aren't they?! Cass in her autumn Head wreath and goofy bison hat! lol)

* Our newest adventure.... FLYING!!!!!!!

Jeremy asked me one day... 

'I am going to start taking flying lessons....Do you want to learn how to fly with me?'

Um, hello.... yes please.

So there it is ... well, the highlights anyways.

Now that we are all caught up I am going to try harder to share my daily inspiration, progress, and just some bits and pieces of my everyday life!

Hope your last year was full of fun and adventure!!

XXOO

Carrie Lee

The Company of Wolves

We closed our show last night and then went out on the town... Ate pizza... Watched the crazy people staggering around downtown.... It was an experience, and it was fun. I also sent another piece I did to a group show in Minneapolis at the CSG for a group show. Here is the poster....






I was supposed to go, however, my mister came down with the nasty stomach flu and needed a little TLC. So here I am sitting next to my bed ridden boy and catching up on the latest news... Thinking about what I should tell you... Hmmmmm, well most of you already know that I shish kabobed my fingers on my left hand a week and a half ago.... It is finally getting better now, still has a long way to go and no feeling in my left index finger yet. So I think I will be taking a break for a week or two then go back to work. But hey.... No worries!
Oh and...
Here is the piece I did for the group show at a CSG.....






It may surprise some of you to know that I don't actually celebrate Halloween... I belong to a somewhat orthodox religious background and have never been a part of most mainstream Holidays... So when I do my art I am not swayed by holiday themes... Nor do I want to be. I look for morals, or moments of truth, understanding, storytelling....
We were supposed to pick a scary movie as a theme and I picked a very B class movie,(i am a bit of a chicken when it come to seriously scary movies... What can i say... I am a wuss) it is dark and strange and has a very very good point in the end..... Little Red says....

'Little Girls this seems to say, never stop along the way, never trust a stranger friend, no one knows where it will end, as your pretty so be wise, danger lurks in every guise, now as then tis simple truth, sweetest tongue hides sharpest tooth.'

Here is to taking the right path....just be careful of all the wolves along the way.

Xxoo
Carrie Lee

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October Show ~ Rock, Paper, Scissors

I almost forgot to post this here! Ug...

Well here you go:
'Rock, Paper, Scissors'
At Atomic Coffee
Downtown Fargo
All October!

Drop by if you can... I think it really turned out great! I am so lucky to work with talented ladies like Amber Noel Parsons and Tanna Lee Hill.



I will post pics from the show later.
Xo
Carrie Lee
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Light and Shadow

'Where there is light... There is always a little shadow'
Mixed media sculptures
By Carrie Lee Wendt














I am really having fun working three dimensionally. I never really wanted to work with clay.... I am afraid I have always been leery of the medium. But guess what? I love it.... I am obsessed! I can't believe I have been missing out. But this is old news to you guys.... What can I say.... I am so EXCITED!!
Lol, What a dork I am. Oh well, live and learn. So now, alas, you can see the progress I have made.

Anyways, you knew I was experimenting with it....

No more worrying about wether or not my sculpting would end up looking like Abe Lincoln or the elephant man.... Not that they wouldn't be someone else's idea of a good project... Just that those gentlemen were not what I was going for and luckily am happy to report that my ideas came to life the way I had hoped. (wiping sweat from brow)


And yes... you can still see my work is always reflecting my feelings toward balance... Towards past and present.... Towards happy and sad... Good and evil.... Yin and yang. I think my work will always have a story.
I never really go into a project knowing exactly what I am doing. Things usually come as an idea, a quote or short story I've come up with..... then I develop it as I go on. I basically go on a wing and a prayer. (procrastination is also key to getting inspiration revved up...Lol)

I hope you are in your life... Learning, living.... loving. Doing what you're destined to do.
Xxoo,
Carrie Lee
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Let the autumn days begin....

Enjoying the relaxing sound of my kids NOT arguing.... They started back at school.... Ahhhhhhhh



Picked some pretty flowers....







Working on my first ball jointed doll... Been wanting to do this for awhile!!! Hopefully it will turn out..

Just me sayin hi... How are you?




Xxoo
Carrie Lee

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Girls trip.... photo dumping!

So the Girls and I had 

talked 

 and 

talked 

and 

TALKED 

... about going to the twin cities for a bit of fun....

 Well finally we just up and did it! 

And it was about time. 

We were excited.... and maybe a little afraid.

(snicker... heheheheh)

 we saw arty cars...

and water falls....

We had such a great time. Just being girls...

Drinking Beer... Relaxing...

Tip toeing through the stream... trying not to fall over.

Then it was off to Ikea...

 ( I hate that I love that store so much!!! I cant help myself!)

 to imagine ourselves in different settings...

me napping? 

I guess so. 

Apparently it is a very Zen place to be.

Especially for Amber....

 not sure what she was channeling here though...

Pahahaha.

Meanwhile.... 

I got a second wind and we skipped right outta Ikea 

and to the sculpture Gardens to have a picnic.

There they go..... its the catwalk....

'Yeah on the catwalk, on the catwalk yeah

I do my little turn on the catwalk....'

Oh boy now that song is stuck in my head.

Bummer.

okay.... picnic time.

Cheers!!!!

To amazing women everywhere!

I'll drink to that...

and I did.

Oh what kind of picnic?

The yummy kind. Of course.

We decided to indulge and be naughty. 

desserts make everyone happy...

Okay then... 

why so angry Carrie?

Your hair?

Yes always...

but this time, mostly my stomach.

It was not very pleased with me.

But those desserts were so good!!!

Whats that Amber?

Do the bicycle? It will help?

Are you sure?

Okay so it helps.... 

But I wasn't happy about it...

 and I did not enjoy it one little bit!!!!

But as you can see....

We all felt great after a snooze in the shade...

keeping balance on sculptures...

peeking out windows....

But then the time came to get back

 into the car and head homeward.

What I learned on this trip...

Not to take so long to plan another one!!!

xoxoxo

Carrie Lee