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rachelbostwick

Draw me; I will run after Thee.
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Yesterday was my 31st birthday. It was awesome, I was up til two getting totally wasted (well, that's if you count becoming increasingly frustrated by 1and1 and Wordpress and then doing dishes until someone poliltely reminds you that it's a bit past your bedtime as getting wasted). I did spend the whole day with my friends (well, that's if you count my mother, husband, grandmother-in-law, and houseful of wonderful children as friends)(I do, for the record). I got exactly what I wanted for my birthday (lunch) and people from all the way around the world wished me a Happy Birthday (thank you, God, for Facebook). All in all, it was a stellar birthday.

I decided to give myself the gift of Deviant Art for my birthday. Hubby and I took a two-month unscheduled hiatus from the on-line world, and I used that time to really connect with my family and think about what was important. We also spent some time decluttering our home. Our home is tiny and stuffed with books on every subject you can imagine, which we love, of course, but it had come to a point where books were taking up the space we needed to spread out and live a little. That's symbolically pretty potent. We got rid of at least half the books (that still leaves us a lot) and formulated a plan for the new year. Part of that plan involves me focussing in on my photography (no pun intended) to the exclusion of some things that I really want to learn but don't have the mental space for, like making soap. Instead, as I move forward with my life, I will invest my knowledge into bettering myself and other artists, and invest my financial success (which I'm SURE will follow this plan) into supporting other craftspersons, so that I can still have beautiful, homemade things in my life. Because that's how it should be.

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Rain

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It has been far too long since I went dancing in the rain.

It poured last night. It started with just lightning. The sky was flashing like a strobe light. Elijah was asleep, so I stole outside to see it. I could've stayed on the balcony, but felt too confined there. I wanted to see the lightning and feel the thunder rumble in my skin. The air was dense and warm, like a velvet robe just out of the dryer or thick tomato soup. I stood with my face turned up to the sky, walked in the grass and felt the droplets of new rain on my feet. I wished that we lived miles from anyone, because it was warm enough that I wouldn't really need clothes, and I wanted to feel the humid air on every skin cell.

The storm came closer and the thunder began to intensify. Now I could see the forked tongues of the lightning coming straight down from heaven to the horizon. The crackling that followed was incredibly real, incredibly detailed - I spend so much time listening to digitized music and forget how real the world is.

And then the real rain came. Up until then, it was warm, but the droplets were cool and fresh, pressing my clothing against my skin. I spun around in the rain, happy to be alive.

It has been far too long since I went dancing in the rain.
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Soo Tired

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Got up way too early this morning to work on a commission logo. Am making very little progress and getting slightly frustrated. Have added several of my textures now and even a poem. Golem Depart is one of my few poems that I have memorized. Tomorrow maybe I will add "romeo and juliet". We'll see.

Elijah is now pulling himself up. He grabs the couch, his little piano, or my hands and struggles to his feet. He is far too young for this. He is so determined to get where he's going as fast as possible and gets frustrated if it's the least bit hard. Just like his father. Lord love them both, He knows I do.

-Wick
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Good Morning Me

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Uploaded Drama and Archons today. I never get tired of loving Drama. It's like the first thing I unpack no matter where I move. Archons I uploaded because someone made a postiive comment about it on NP, but it's not my favorite. It's a second class texture. Will upload more later...-Wick
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Hello,

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I now officially welcome me to Deviant Art. I am at work and supposed to be, well, working. But this is more fun. Perhaps tomorrow I will upload all my textures. That sounds fun. -Wick
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