It’s been two weeks since I fell head-first down our back stairway, earning myself some souvenir bruises and a side trip to the emergency room. The black and blue has faded, and now there’s little left but peace to be made with the stretch of steps down which I tumbled.
As many of you know, I’ve taken on a creative reconciliation with that stairway. I’ve rumbled with the tumble and am 4 steps into turning a staircase into art.
So today I bring you a photographic update on my mixed-media redo.
Step 1
This step features paint and decoupaged papers, including a map of Southeast Asia recycled from an out-of-date atlas. The circle painted a deep rose on the far right is covered with 2 sizes of orange and yellow stickers, the dots often used as price tags at yard sales. The decoupaged surfaces will be covered in multiple coats of an oil-based polyurethane to make them durable.
Step 2
This step features a series of black and white concentric circles I painted in the op-art style popular during the 196os. It also includes more maps, one of Africa on the far right and another of Hanoi on the far left.
Step 3
I painted the green and blue stripes on the far left, as well as the yellow circle on the far right, in an oil-based enamel. This step also incorporates more recycled and purchased papers, as well as maps from the same old atlas. The purple circle in the center of the step is a map of downtown Lexington, Kentucky, where my partner Sara and I live.
Step 4
Here I incorporated even more scrap paper–both found and purchased–including a map of central New Delhi I used when taking a group of university writing students to India (white circle decoupaged on the green stripe). In the yellow circle is a copied photo of my nephew Johnny and me on his 6th birthday. (Some of you may remember the post I did when he graduated from high school 6 weeks ago.)
So far so good?
I may have tumbled down these stairs two weeks ago, but every once in a while, falls end in unexpected and creative places. Sometimes they take us full-circle.
Sometimes falls lead us somewhere sweeter, someplace greater–God’s grace recreated–redemption in paper and paint.
Has an accident ever proved positive or even redemptive in your life? How do you use art or writing to deal with seeming seeming setbacks?
Note: I’m using this “Rumble with the Tumble” series to take a break from writing my memoir about growing up in an organized crime family. To read chapter 1 of the memoir, click here .
Amazing!
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Thanks, Heather. So happy to like it.
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You’ve made me want to move and find a home with stairs! You are a brilliant and skilled artist. This is absolutely lovely stuff.
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Can’t tell you how much your comment means to me. I honestly know nothing about art. Have never taken a single class. I just do what I see in my head or feel in my heart. I suspect you could do something similar with a floor in a hallway, but, I know, it’s not the same. Have a great week, my friend!
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I love it! But then I knew I would.
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Oh, you are so sweet. What can I say? You have good taste. I say that tongue-in-cheek, but you really DO have great taste! Whether or not I do is up for debate. LOL
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When you said you were two steps in, I thought you were two STAIRS in, not two stages in! I love the way you use the maps, and the black and white concentric circles are my favorite. I love stuff like that. Your house rocks. Even when it rolls you. Well. After it rolls you.
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Yeah, AFTER is right! LOL But I am only four stairs in. Not really stages, unless you count sanding, scraping, priming, etc. as stages. I like the circles, as well. And I have a thing for maps–obviously. They fascinate me. So glad you like it, Jessie!
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You accomplished so much with this project; you wrestled those steps into submission, turned a negative experience into a very positive one, and will surely smile every time you go up or down the steps! I’m sure you have/did, but be sure the polyurethane is a non-yellowing one.
A wooden ladder rung once broke when I was climbing up the ladder t the ‘crossover’ to my studio (over a smalll stream) termites had eaten the ‘under-back’ side) After the ladder was repaired, I painted that step with zeebra stripes to remind me – day or night, to allways expect the unexpected, and to also remind me how lucky I was not to have been injured.
I love love LOVE your transformed steps!
Z
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Oh, wow, thank you! Thank you so much. Glad you weren’t injured in your fall, but I LOVE the notion of zebra-striping the offending rung/step. Sounds very similar to my idea of redeeming a fall. Great idea. I’m delighted you like my project, and thanks for the reminder about the polyurethane! I’m not a trained artist, so sometimes it’s easy for me to overlook details about materials. I’ve never taken an art class.
Great to hear from you today. I look forward to checking out your blog!
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Wow; your art talents are amazing, and it appears that having no instruction was beneficial! You follow your own voice – so important to being the best we can be!
Si, a normal poly seal will be pretty for a while but will slowly turn yellow with age. That’s great for enhancing wood tones, but horrid over white paint. All of that work is altered so slowly that one barely notices, until one day you ponder, ‘ why doesn’t it look as fresh as it once did?’ I’ve also learned that a finish for floors is well worth the investment.
The last stairs that I painted have alternating zeebra and jaguar designs so that they are still safe in low light (or if someone’s been drinking!)
I look forward to seeing future art projects!
Z
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I would love to see the stairs you painted. Have you posted any photos on your blog? They sound stunning! I appreciate your advice about the poly! Thank you!
By the way, my partner and I have lived abroad in both Haiti and Vietnam, but Ecuador is a place that has long fascinated me as a place to live. We’ve been back in the US for a year now.
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I don’t think the stairs are featured in any of the posts, unless it’s one of the hand-painted floor.
I’ll check and will write back!
Z
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Sounds great. Would you mind leaving the link to the floor post, if you can track it down? I’d love to see that, as well.
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Here’s the floor: http://playamart.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/custom-floors/
and one about ecuador’s unique ceibo trees! http://playamart.wordpress.com/2012/01/01/the-magnificent-ceibo-trees/
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Thanks, Lisa. I will check them out! Hope other readers will, as well. Your work is stunning.
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Gracias!
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de nada————
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This is so lovely, Kathy! I do sense one flaw in the plan though . . . I will be so mesmerized by looking at the steps I may take a tumble as well. 😉
I feel the need for some art therapy right now, but I don’t know where to begin.
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Thanks so much, Lisa. You don’t dare fall down these stairs! I forbid it! LOL
I saw from your FB post last night that some kind of artistic diversion might do you good. Sorry about the situation with Sarah’s friend. Maybe your trip to Lexington will help. We can’t wait for your visit.
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I’m sure it will, although the annoyance may already have left by then. I definitely need some artistic diversion.
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True, you will be less annoyed in 3 weeks. Wish I could think of a good creative project for you–only I”m too damn sick with a head cold to really think. Afraid I very well my float away in the mucus. Lovely image, isn’t it?
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Yummy! 😉 Feel better.
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Thanks!
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Oh what fun! Not sure it is for every house but I like the idea of creation. Really you didn’t go to art school? Really? You know much about art, the art you like, the creativity of art, how it makes you feel.
using recycled elements is good, using items that remind you of places and experience you have had, like a usable scrapbook!
Accidents: are there really such thing? Or just moments of awakening if used creatively?
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No, I didn’t go to art school–never even took a single class. Both of my degrees are in English literature. I just wing it. But maybe that will allow me to someday soar!
I agree that there are no real accidents–at least not in my life. I’m a big believer in destinity and serendipity. Yes, moments of awaking, for sure–ways of gaining new or clearer sight. Love your perspective, Jeff!
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I have never — ever! — seen a stairway with so much PIZZAZ! I absolutely love it, and I think incorporating the map of Southeast Asia is brilliant!
Next steps (pun intended) — submit these photographs (and story) to Good Housekeeping and/or Better Homes and Gardens. They’ll be on this like white on rice!
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Thank you, Laurie! Do you really think those magazines would be interested? I wouldn’t have any idea how to do that.
Glad you like the maps. I got a huge kick out the SE Asia one, as we lived in Vietnam for a year, and map in the atlas was so old there was still a North and South Vietnam. What a hoot!
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Kathy – YES, I do think they’d be interested. Get online and check out their “Submission Guidelines” page. Then simply follow the instructions. Voila!
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I will check it out Thanks so much!
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Wow . . . amazed doesn’t even begin to cover it. And five stars aren’t nearly enough. I LOVE THIS, Kathryn! Your talents are truly endless! When you mentioned painting the stairs that pained you, I thought, “Wow. How great is that!” and imagined some different colored stripes. Ha ha! Imagine my surprise! I’m not that kind of artist, but I sure know the good stuff when I see it. You’re incredible! Thank you for your inspiration and your humor and for sharing it with us! I’m going to share this blog with a few friends! Love to you and Sara! xoxo Julia
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How can I begin to thank you, Julia? This has been an amazingly fun project. Love the directed tackling this project involves. I’ve never before fixed my focus on a particular tackling of a specific object in relation to a definite event–if that makes sense. Most of my art has been less rooted in the here and now.
Thanks for sharing on FB! You have made my day, dear heart! Hugs to you, as well!
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You are so welcome, Kathryn. Gosh, it’s the least I can do. Your writing brings me such pleasure. If your ears ever begin to ring (and you haven’t fallen down those decorated steps again!), don’t be alarmed; it’s just me singing your praises! Take care! xo Julia
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You’re a sweetie. Hope we can meet some day. By the way, Sara also LOVED your recent Coin-Toss post. She doesn’t say much, but when she brings it up, I know it’s something she REALLY liked. She said now she wants to know what happened–me too!
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ha ha ha! You two crack me up! lol I’m afraid you’d be disappointed. The night was fabulous, the kiss was pretty good . . . then . . . nothing. lol Story of my life! Oh well. That’s okay. I’ve had plenty of these first date experiences and I’ve learned to just embrace the moment and not dwell on the future of it. I am marinating on a possible road trip sometime before winter. Don’t know if it’s possible, but I’m thinking on it. Love to you both! And Kathryn, thanks for telling me about Sara. What a peach she is. xoxo Julia
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If you road-trip, hope you will travel in our direction.
Sorry the date turned into a dud, but it sure made for a great post! Love it when that happens. For us there’s always the oh-well-I-can-blog-about-it outcome. LOL
Sara IS a peach–but we won’t tell her that. LOL–Oh, well, yes, we will!
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I went on a date that was so bad that I now refer to it as “The Perfect Storm”! ha ha! I went home and wrote a piece about his really cool black dog! I won’t write about bad dates – I would need several volumes and what a drag that would be to read! I will always find something positive to say or I just won’t say. I am in desperate need of a roadtrip, some great new stories, and a couple of gorgeous gals (new friends) to blog about! If I can make it happen, I will let you know…..would love to make your place my destination. xoxo Julia
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Love to be a literal blog-hop spot! I may need to do a post about that–all the bloggy visits we’ve enjoyed and are anticipating. Two bloggers are coming in about 3 weeks. Tori, of “The Ramblings” and Lisa, of “Woman Weilding Words”–both are on my blogroll. It was Tori’s “Very Bloggy Wedding” we attended in Nashville a couple of months back. Were you reading then?
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I’m not happy you fell down the stairs, Kathy, but the outcome is certainly gorgeous so far. Very peppy and upbeat. I love how you have incorporated so many things from your and Sara’s life together into this labor of love.
I started writing again to mourn a loss. More than two years later, I’m still at it, and oh, the places it’s taken me.
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Yes, there will be lots of personal history in these steps–the road we’ve traveled–the stairs we’ve climbed together. Writing is a suiting way to mourn–a way to write the wrong, the loss, a word by word process of letting go. Peace to you, my friend—and hugs, as well.
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Kathy, the power of your art makes me ache, goes right into my middle and circles around.
I’m out of words. But thank you for posting the steps to your art!
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Coming from you, this means a huge amount. Thank you, Laurel. I feel that ache, as well–the holy hollow at the center of ourselves! Love you, sweetie!
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LOVE the transformation! Really like the way you are incorporating your life into your art on this project. You are truly taking back the stairs.
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I’m stepping up, am I not? LOL So happy to hear you appreciate my progress. Can’t begin to tell you how much I’m enjoying the challenge. It feeds me, somehow. Thanks so much, my friend!
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Totally love this stairs, Kathy! Utterly fabulous. And what’s even better is that you are so generous with your ideas. A great teacher. D
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Interesting comment, as Sara has always said there is very strong teacher at the core of me. Your perception is accurate. Though, I’m not sure how I did that wtih this post. I’m delighted you like the steps–truly delighted. Thanks so much. It’s GREAT to hear from you today.
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I am always in awe of how creative you are! Not sure I’d show such loving care to a staircase that had caused me injury. Are you all healed now?
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Oh, yes, very healed. Only the slightest of bruises remain. My head still hurts a bit when I lean it against hard surfaces, but I’m definitely gonna live. Imagine that! LOL So glad you like the stairs, Lisa.
By the way, I totally loved Willie’s GPS post. He’s a hoot, isn’t he?
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This project is so freaking cool! My fave part is the photo of your nephew. Are you going to incorporate more photos of family? What an awesome idea. I can’t wait to show Tony. Later I will send you a pic of a quilt I designed that incorporated photos of family. It was the first thing I created as a gift that brought tears to her eyes. I have to agree with Lisa up there, I would be so interested in the fine details I’d probably take a header down them, too!
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Would love to see your quilt. You say it brought tears to “her” eyes, but I”m not sure who she is–Jim’s mother? Can’t wait to hear what Sir Anthony thinks–LOL, sorry, Tony, couldn’t help myself.
And if you fell down those stairs I might have to kill you, if the fall itself doesn’t. Sorry, I’m getting punchy here. I have a dreadful head cold. Here let me whine a bit. lol
Miss you, sweetie. Your last post was so, so lovely!
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Yes, the her in question was my mother-in-law (leaving details like that out is what happens when I’m typing and talking to someone else at the same time–which happens more often than I like. The life of a mom.). I made the quilt for her 35th wedding anniversary. Still searching for the pics I took….hmmm……Sir Anthony of Wilshire Ct. says the steps are “really cool.” I must say that I agree wholeheartedly!
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Imagine that! You, distracted by kids?
How funny. Is that really the name of your street? Too perfect. And glad to hear Tony approves! Hugs—–
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Yep, that’s the name of our street.
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A perfect street for Sir Anybody to live on.
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You are so freaking talented, Kathy. I wrote an entire novel after I split with Then Husband. Unlike your stairway, it will never be seen by anyone else. Nor should it.
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Thanks, Renee. I think that means you like it. (ha, ha)
I bet your novel wasn’t so bad. And even if it wasn’t terrific, it probably made you feel better–to get the shit out, so to speak.
Great to hear from you today! Hugs——
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If I didn’t know I was at your blog, watching this work-in-progress, I would have thought I might have stumbled across a MOMA layout. When you have something this unique, filled with vivid and colorful personality, you really should consider sharing it with a wider audience (such as Laurie’s suggestion, above). Think of it this way … most of us don’t give ourselves permission to express our creativity in ways that defy the usual and customary decorating ideas, but imagine how inspired (and UNLEASHED) people would be to see this little slice of stairway heaven! Share this with as many eyes as possible, Kathy! People need to see what it looks like to be creatively bold and alive. Thanks for adding some wowza to my day today. Lovely. Be-you-ti-ful. 🙂
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Gosh, what a generous commment, my friend. I suspect it can’t be quite that terrific, but, gosh, I love to hear that that’s your association. (I’m secretly tickled.) Thanks so much for your kind words of encouragement. Maybe I will share this with a larger audience.
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What lovely steps…it’s going to be a shame to walk on them…looks like there are about 14 steps….sounds like a book title ’14 Steps to Recover from Falls’…humm…maybe your next book. 😉
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It will be sad to dirty them up, I suppose. Love that book title, however! I’ll that one some thought–add it to the list. Thanks so much!
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Wow. That is so fabulous. Maybe I’ll get out the Mod Podge when I get home!
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Thank so much. Glad you like them. You should definitely pull out the Mod Podge. Love the stuff! Happy creating, my friend!
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Gorgeous!!! But I don’t see the hand rail, yet. 😉
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Glad you like it so far.
Guess, I’ll need to Photoshop in those railings for my next post–or, gosh darn, get the damn railing! lol
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I just love your vision, Kathy. It is so unique and smile inducing. It’s also brave. As I suspect you know, many more of us will love your work than those of us who would be willing to have our home so artfully reinvented. It looks like freedom to me!
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Wow–“brave” never even occurred to me. Guess I can’t imagine living any other way. Thank God I have a partner who feels the same way, right? Great to hear from you, Rose. Glad you like the stairs. Hope you have a happy week, my friend!
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You are just creatively brilliant. That’s all there is to it.
And by the way, when you talk Sara in to getting and riding bikes, we’ll get together for a very long and wonderful bike ride!
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So happy you like the stairs. Such a fun project so far. I will definitely talk to Sara again about biking, and if I can get her to agree to try it again, I would LOVE a long cycling trip! I would LOVE it!
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DO IT DO IT!!!! Come on Sara! Tell her I will treat her to Dairy Queen blizzard (after the ride).
I can’t wait to see the pictures of the stairs completed.
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I asked her. She didn’t say yes or no. She said, “Tell her that was 80 pounds ago that I used to ride.” Sara’s not excactly been the fitness freak I have in recent years. I’ll keep at her and mention the blizzard. LOL
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It’s a deal. And tell her that’s 80 lbs of fuel. 🙂 Slip in some comments like “you know you want to” that will work on her subconscious encouragement. And play songs like Queen’s “I want to ride my bicycle” (the bicycle race).
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Love it, Miss C! I’ll work on it. You crack me up.
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🙂 This makes me happy.
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WOW!!!! Kathy, you are the most creative, artistic person I know. To make those treacherous stairs that hurt you into a lovely, fabulous work of art! Amazing!!!! I bet you will now take pride in going up and down those stairs…..:) Nicole
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Oh, thank you, Nicole. You are generous. I will definitely feel differently about the stairs. It’s still a bit difficult to get up and down them while the work is in progress, but so far the transformation has been big. Thanks so much for taking a look! I love that you love them!
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I’m so impressed, Kathy! You have such an eye for colors and patterns. Keep up the good work. CAn’t wait to see the finished product.
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Thank you so much, Jackie! I’m tickled to death that you like the staircase. Can’t wait to show you more, either! Great to hear from you today!
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The stairs are just amazing. I love that you’re making something so ordinary into a work of art. I’m impressed that you’re forgiving enough to make something beautiful out of something that tried to beat you up!
I don’t know that I’ve used art or writing to deal with physical setbacks, but I do use writing to deal with my moods. I sometimes fall pretty easily into a good funk. I always feel like I’ve crawled inside of myself and I don’t like to talk to anyone when I’m like that. Writing is one way to begin to pull myself out of it.
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I was thinking in terms of either a physical or emotional struggle that was helped through creativity. In fact, I was thinking more about mood than anything else. So happy you like the stairs–and delighted that writing helps you out of the darkness from time to tme. I can relate. Hope you have a great week, my friend!
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Damn. I want to come visit you just to walk up and down the stairs a few times. I’d probably fall down them because I couldn’t stop ogling them….but it would be worth a few bruises. They look amazing!
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So happy you like them, Mark. I think you are at least the third person today who’s said they would fall from just looking at them. Hope your week at work goes well!
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Your steps are so cool that I just showed the before and after to my daughter. We’re both a fan of bright colors and we love them! 🙂 Makes me sad that I live in a one story house! 🙂
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Another blogging friend said the same thing this morning about wishing she lived in a house with a second story. Too funny. I’m delighted you liked them and shared the photos with your daughter. Bright colors rock! Hugs to you!
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Wow! Look what came out of a tumble! I love the bright cheery colors. Incredibly creative, Kathy!
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Thanks so much for taking a look. Glad you, too, are a fan of bright colors. Creativity certainly makes the world a more colorful and cheerful place. Have a great week, Darla!
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Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! You and I, Kathy, have similar sense of style. in a word, whimsical! I love the steps, but I’m hoping that you can take a photo that provides a more global view of the stairs, so that we can see them as you do when approaching them–the full monty, if you will. I’d love to see them in all their glory! Any chance? 😉
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Whimsy is my middle name, Miss Monica. So happy to hear we have similar tastes. Delighted that you like the steps so much.
About the photo–that’s pretty much what you have in the final shot of this post–the first four steps together taken from the spot where I landed after my fall. I could include more of the incomplete steps above. Would that help? The issue I have with taking a shot from below is that you round a corner to get to the bottom of the stairs. My only option would be to open the back door and go out onto the porch to take the photo. If you look at the photo taken from the top you can get a sense of what the situation is down there. A shot from outside looking up might be interesting. Let me know, and I’d be delighted to take any shots that would tickle your fancy.
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Okay, I didn’t realize (Guess I missed it) that you haven’t yet finished all the steps. Once it’s complete, I’d like to see the full staircase, and yes, go ahead and open the door and take a shot from outside looking up. Thank you for entertaining my request! No rush, though. Take your time. I’m going to be away for a while anyway. So, I can wait, my dear. 🙂
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Sounds good, Monica. Have a great vacation! I’ll take a photo for you.
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It literally goes without say that I could not have done this better myself. Wow.
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Ya made me laugh again, my dear. Literally–huh?! Now find me someone in the Big Apple who would like to commission me to do a staircase. I’ll give you a finder’s fee. LOL
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Hmm, I could get the word out about Staircases by Kathy. You could take Gotham by storm provided you don’t trip all over yourself when you walk the red carpet.
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God, isn’t that the truth! You have figured me out, my friend. Will have to have Sara read this one.
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I feel flattered!
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I use writing all the time. When I get angry I often write or type it out and then I often throw it away or delete it. It calms me. Also writing helps me go into depth so I actually realise things I didn’t think at first so writing can often help fix a problem.
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Yes, I think writing works well when angry. I do the same. Though if I’m really, really pissed, I like to scribble. Thanks so much for taking a look, Megan. Great to hear from you today.
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I’m loving your stairs.
Many years ago I was hit by a drunk driver and “kissed the windshield.” Repaired by a plastic surgeon and physical therapy, the experience helped me leave a crazy job and start back to school. Those brushes with death make a person reevaluate what’s important.
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Yes, yes, they do help one reevaluate. And I’m blessed to have a partner who sees the value in working things out creatively on the same stairway she also has to use. Sorry to hear about your drunk driver experience. Sounds awful. Thanks for taking a look, dear Sandy!
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Positive out of a Negative
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What a beautiful conversation piece. You are so talented. I love it.e
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Thanks so much Christine. Thanks for taking a look. Hadn’t even thought of it as a conversation piece.
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I forgot to say, I especially love the use of the maps. Very cool.
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Thanks. Maps intrigue me–especially older ones. Wish I could get my hands on some really old ones.
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Your stairs are so inspiring. They might prove to be a tripping hazard for me though b/c I’d be too busy looking at them to pay attention to going up or down. 🙂
Happy healing … MJ
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How funny. Can’t tell you how many people so far have said the same thing. Maybe we need to provide hard hats for guests using the stairs–maybe even rig a safety harness. LOL
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yes a basket of hard hats at the top & bottom of the stairs 🙂 MJ
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The funny thing is we actually have a couple of hard hats from Sara’s and my days with Habitat for Humanity. They have to be worn on building sites. So this would be easily arranged and give guests the opportunity for a good laugh.
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Totally love your stairs…they are wonderful..look great
Am also glad your recovering so well.
please put some thought into handrails
in case somone slips, something to grab hold of & stop a big fall
a rail, or series of rails or
I’ve seen strong white rope (like you see on boats) used to good effect.
Thanks for sharing …
hugs
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Oh, I LOVE the idea of using rope. What a grand idea! That would really be cost effective, as well. Thanks so much for sharing that and for passing my post along to your readers. It’s great to hear from you today. Hope you will come back often!
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I am absolutely LOVING these stairs!! How unique and beautiful!! 🙂
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Thanks so much, Holly. I’m tickled that you like them. It’s been fun.
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I love the map circles best! (I have a thing for maps – used to collect old atlases as well as globes.) Are those the craters of the moon on step 3?
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Yes, those are moon craters. The atlas began by placing the earth in a larger spatial context–with maps of the solar system, etc. I love the map circles, as well. I don’t know why. They just seem to have so much texture, I guess. Thanks a lot, dear Tori!
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Looks awesome ! Especially the maps , very original .. love your ideas 🙂
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Thanks so much, Kel. Glad you like them so far. Take care, my friend.
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You are doing a great job with those stairs. I don’t know how you will walk on them after it is all done. They look beautiful!
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We had a storm last night that blew rain onto the decoupaged parts of the stairs that have not yet ben polyurethaned, and that was near disaster, but, yes, walking on them at all feels weird. Great to hear from you today, Marcia!
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Just came back from a few days with the grands (no time for reading or writing) trying to catch up now. Hope the stairs did not suffer much damage, luckily you are the artist!
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Ha! I love the notion that I may have hurt the stairs more than they did me. That’s too perfect. Great to hear from you in the wake of your time away. Great to hear from you, Marcia!
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This looks amazing so far, Kathy! I’ve always admired you for finding the very best in a ‘bad’ situation. Your whole life is a testament to overcoming obstacles and emerging like a shining goddess from the other side! These steps are looking gorgeous. 🙂
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Thanks so much, Dana. I have had tons of fun working on them so far. Though I’ve been sick this week, and that has slowed me down a bit. So happy you like them. I promise there will be more to come soon. Hope your week is doing well,, my friend.
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Oh wow!! This is fantastic, Kathy! I love the work you’ve done so far. Your stairs are going to be an amazing work of art. 🙂
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So happy to hear you like what I’ve done so far. I can’t wait to see where the project takes me next. I’ll keep you all updated. Great to hear from you today, Robin.
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This is SO incredible — I read your last post first, and wondered at the glory of these steps — you are SO creative and have totally transformed the dark and scary staircase into a blaze of glory… I LOVE your perfectly neat stripes and all the decoupage is amazing!!!! Way to GO, Kath!!!
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SOOOOOOOOOOOO happy you like my staircase! The steps are definitely on their way to transformation. Thanks so much for taking a look. Great to hear from you, dear Betty!
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I just love the way you see the world.
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Thanks so much, Chrissy. Your writing says much about your perspecitive, as well, and that’s why I read your blog. You speak for me in ways I wouldn’t think to–your images echo a reality that resonates deeply in me! Great to hear from you today, my friend!
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So creative! And so colorful! I love it!
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Thanks so much for stopping by. I’m delighted that you appreciate my work. Hope to hear from you again soon. I am, indeed, a big fan of color!
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Hi, Kathy. What a delightful staircase you’ve created from your tumble. Yes, yes, I use writing and photography all the time to heal, to resolve, to help rise from the ashes. What would we humans do without these outlets? Suffer in silence? Your post is precious inspiration. Hoping you’re all healed?
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You are a great example of someone who uses creativity in a myriad of ways. Happy to hear you like my staircase, Kathy. It’s been a fun project. Fortunately, I’m feeling better. Thanks, my friend.
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