Comments on Dirty Footprints Studio: The Cartography Of An Artist

i just needed to say thank you for writing this. i...

2012-02-01T13:51:11.760-07:00

i just needed to say thank you for writing this. i just found it now, today, and i can't help but believe i was meant to read it now. wow. thank you connie. thank you for sharing this. thank you, thank you. you are amazing. xo

keeley

So glad you found your way to art! And who knows.....

2012-01-22T17:04:42.923-07:00

So glad you found your way to art! And who knows...maybe you wouldn't have worked so hard to get there if she hadn't made you so mad.

Good stuff! Great post!

2012-01-22T08:49:36.841-07:00

Good stuff! Great post!

What an inspiration!!!! Thank you for this beauti...

2012-01-22T08:18:26.924-07:00

What an inspiration!!!! Thank you for this beautiful post. Amazing.

Big Hugs, from another Connie :)

I have experienced exactly the same. I had a teach...

2012-01-22T08:07:27.183-07:00

I have experienced exactly the same. I had a teacher who thought I was stupid. One day he says to me that I would never make my high school. My mother dahcte similar. She did not know I was studying. I originally wanted to study design. But I failed the entrance exam. Instead, I studied geography, where I found my love for photography. Today I work as a freelance photographer and editor. I love my job. But the road is rocky. But whenever I think I can do it not, then I see my teacher and my mother before me. As they laugh, because I did not make it. Then again I have courage and strength and want to show them that I can.

Wow, I love what you have written. I have been SO...

2012-01-21T13:22:07.945-07:00

Wow, I love what you have written. I have been SO affected by the negativity of others that I have not moved forward fast enough with my art. Thanks for the insight!

A very poignant story Connie. That was a very crue...

2012-01-20T21:29:09.301-07:00

A very poignant story Connie. That was a very cruel thing that your stepmother said to you. I can't imagine. So glad for you - and for everyone you have inspired with your wonderful art, teaching and spirit - that you didn't take it to heart.

Here, Here, couldn't have said it better mysel...

2012-01-20T09:42:05.783-07:00

Here, Here, couldn't have said it better myself! Right on Sister! :-)

OMG what a frickin good message! I heard you loud...

2012-01-19T18:32:40.764-07:00

OMG what a frickin good message! I heard you loud and clear.

I just burst in to tears reading this. Thank you s...

2012-01-18T11:07:55.697-07:00

I just burst in to tears reading this. Thank you so much for writing your story and for sharing that it is possible to follow ones dreams and not let those who discourage you stand in the way of your dreams

This is a fabulous post....I get so mad when I hea...

2012-01-18T04:46:33.912-07:00

This is a fabulous post....I get so mad when I hear stories of art dreams being squashed....cheers to you for listening to your soul and to your determination! As an art teacher to middle schoolers as well as an artist myself, I aim to give a love, appreciation and knowledge of the powers of art. Thank you so much for sharing your story.

Awesome Post!!! Yes that nagging calling is very p...

2012-01-18T01:16:04.885-07:00

Awesome Post!!! Yes that nagging calling is very persistent & so are the inner doubts...waging their inner battle. Just what I needed to read :) THANKYOU xX

Thank you for being amazing, and real, and inspira...

2012-01-17T21:16:46.885-07:00

Thank you for being amazing, and real, and inspirational ~ thank you for showing up, and teaching us how to be brave. <3 Jane

Hey, I HEAR you....I am 66 years old, and just st...

2012-01-17T19:44:09.514-07:00

Hey, I HEAR you....I am 66 years old, and just started art journaling 2 years ago! I couldn't even draw stick figures, but I, even I, have made far more progress than I ever thought possible.....we cannot listen to the negatives....only the positives. And if we never do anything that what brings OURSELVES joy, then so what?! That is enough....

Those are the experiences that can make us so stro...

2012-01-17T19:38:01.331-07:00

Those are the experiences that can make us so strong and yet strangely vulnerable. Its funny because some times when I struggle too paint its because I feel so vulnerable putting anything down! Great post Connie.

Bless little Connie who is still hearing those wor...

2012-01-17T18:57:43.435-07:00

Bless little Connie who is still hearing those words reverberate AND YAY for Big Connie who set them aside and went for her truth regardless - look at how much you have given the world because you had the GUTS to look past her words and into your own magnificence - you have changed the world miss c because you didn't listen to that misguided expression of how she saw herself and now you will have a little shufflin peice of magic to undo that wound with <3 heroines work you are doing Ms Connilicious <3

i am so touched by this post because i am a step-m...

2012-01-17T18:13:34.554-07:00

i am so touched by this post because i am a step-mother and i try so very very hard not to fall into the "evil" category (or even get close!) we owe every child the gift of high expectations and endless possibilities. i'm so glad you were strong enough to follow your own map.

so true to let go of anything that's holding y...

2012-01-17T12:09:24.992-07:00

so true to let go of anything that's holding you back - heck just let go. i am so glad you are where you are bc i have enjoyed every minute spent with you and all the other artists online.

Thank you for your post, Connie! You knowit's ...

2012-01-17T10:31:06.312-07:00

Thank you for your post, Connie! You knowit's not easy to be an artist or to become one. But, I think we're born to be artists, so not being or becoming an artist is probably worse.
Greetings, Mariska

GREAT POST Connie! For me it was the school teache...

2012-01-17T09:45:01.642-07:00

GREAT POST Connie!
For me it was the school teachers - all of them. I wasted so many years thinking I was nothing.
What is past is past - I'm living in the NOW and NO ONE can stop me now except ME!
You are AWESOME!!!

This is a wonderfully brave post and I know that I...

2012-01-17T09:44:39.276-07:00

This is a wonderfully brave post and I know that I am glad you started charting your course at such a young age - You have touched many lives and the world is a better place because of it.

xo
Kristin

It's good for me to hear that your life as an ...

2012-01-17T09:41:55.229-07:00

It's good for me to hear that your life as an artist hasn't been without obstacles. I think it's easy for people (myself) to assume that it's been easy and everything you do works out perfectly...because what you've created today.

Add RACE AGE & MARITAL STATUS to the mix and y...

2012-01-17T09:08:25.727-07:00

Add RACE AGE & MARITAL STATUS to the mix and you run across even more obstacles to living one's dream. I get inspiration, though, from people who found a way to do it - "it" being living their authentic life - and I remain hopeful that I can to.

What a wonderful post. I LOVE the idea of a map to...

2012-01-17T08:18:29.160-07:00

What a wonderful post. I LOVE the idea of a map to reach our dreams - I might have to play with that. Thank you. : )

I just love it when I come across amazing people w...

2012-01-17T07:46:06.802-07:00

I just love it when I come across amazing people who have refused to listen and gone on to live their best lives. I'm 46 and only just awakening. My 'stuckness' wasn't cos of doubters, it was because I lost my mum at 8 and I could not face or deal with it. Well 38 years later and I'm stepping up to it and going to have the life I never knew I wanted. I'm answering my calling and letting go of the fear. I wish you love, peace, happiness and success.
Jayne : )