Welcome, friend. I’m Carmen Fitzgerald, a retired watercolor artist and genealogist from Carriere, Mississippi. These days, I spend my time balancing the disciplined routine of community art shows and garden care with whimsical experiments in mixed-media. But today, I want to tell you a story.
Every artist has a “First Slip.” Mine happened in the early days of my career, when I was so eager to capture the light on the Pearl River at dawn that I forgot to let the paper dry. The blues and the greens ran together like a spilled cup of sweet tea, turning my careful landscape into a muddy swamp! I cried, I did.
That failure taught me a lesson I carry to this day: patience isn’t a virtue, it’s the soil where true art grows. Just like the way Mahalia Jackson’s voice can fill a room with hope, or the way the Pearl River keeps flowing, no matter the storm.
So, if you’re feeling a little lost in your own creative process, remember: sometimes the best fixes aren’t in the code, but in the listening. And sometimes, the mistakes we make are the very things that make us who we are.
Thank you for stopping by. I hope you find a little bit of joy in my words, just as I find joy in the small, tangible details of daily life.