{"id":8772,"date":"2011-09-19T06:34:49","date_gmt":"2011-09-19T14:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=8772"},"modified":"2011-09-19T22:05:42","modified_gmt":"2011-09-20T06:05:42","slug":"im-jealous-of-something-other-than-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/19\/im-jealous-of-something-other-than-art\/","title":{"rendered":"i&#8217;m jealous of&#8230; something other than art."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/jealous_of_bloggirls.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8775\" title=\"jealous_of_bloggirls\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/jealous_of_bloggirls.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/jealous_of_bloggirls.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/jealous_of_bloggirls-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have said<em> {many times}<\/em> that when jealousy is kept inside it can become toxic, but when it\u2019s said out loud, it can be turned into something incredibly positive. Thankfully, I have managed to do that for myself with art&#8230; the reason for starting this blog in the first place! It truly has been life-changing, and unbelievably cathartic. Well, somewhere during the past 2.5 years of writing these posts, I&#8217;m no longer only an artist&#8230; I&#8217;m also, officially, a blogger. So, you guessed it, now there are <em>bloggers<\/em> that make me jealous! I follow a bunch of extremely talented, intelligent, inspiring, and driven women <em>{kick ass women to be exact}<\/em> and I\u2019ll tell ya, it\u2019s hard not to be just a little bit jealous of their many fabulous successes. So I\u2019m going to take my own advice&#8230; I\u2019m going to say it out loud. Here&#8217;s a list of amazing bloggers that make me think <em>Damn, I wish I tweeted that!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Top 5 <em>{+ 2, because I couldn\u2019t control myself}<\/em> bloggers that make me jealous, and why:<\/p>\n<p>Bri Emery ~ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.designlovefest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">DesignLoveFest<\/a> : one word. <a href=\"http:\/\/blogshopla.wordpress.com\/\">blogshop<\/a>. Amazing, fun, sold out around the world, blogshop.<\/p>\n<p>Victoria Smith ~ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgirlbybay.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">sfgirlbybay<\/a>. Oh Victoria. Every time I talk to her she\u2019s involved in something beautiful! I\u2019ll just send you over to her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgirlbybay.com\/press\/\">press<\/a> page, and you\u2019ll see what I mean. <em>Sigh.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Erin Loechner ~ <a href=\"http:\/\/designformankind.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Design for Mankind<\/a>. Ok. This list could get way too long. Oh, I know\u2026 check out her own \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.designformankind.com\/2010\/03\/my-life-list\/\">Life List<\/a>\u201d. Note how many amazing things are already crossed off! I have no doubt that they will all have a line through them in the very near future!<\/p>\n<p>Joy Cho ~ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohjoy.blogs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Oh Joy!<\/a> She has her own lovely lifestyle blog, she&#8217;s the market editor at <a href=\"http:\/\/anthologymag.com\" target=\"_blank\">Anthology Magazine<\/a>, and she has created\/produced all sorts of beautiful products, including this stunning <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohjoy.com\/shop\/oh_joy_for\/hygge_west\/\">wallpaper<\/a>. Gorgeous!<\/p>\n<p>Tina Roth Eisenberg ~ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swiss-miss.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Swiss Miss<\/a>. Again, the list is far too long, but the short list goes something like this: she founded and runs <a href=\"http:\/\/creativemornings.com\/\">CreativeMornings<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/teuxdeux.com\/\">TeuxDeux<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tatt.ly\/\">Tattly<\/a> and her coworking space called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.studiomates.com\/\">Studiomates<\/a>. <em>Exhale.<\/em> I saw her speak at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.altitudesummit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alt Summit<\/a> last year and I was beyond inspired&#8230; I\u2019m not sure when she sleeps. Seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Grace Bonney ~ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.designsponge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Design*Sponge<\/a>. She has a huge, dedicated following, and her very own, beautiful book that everyone either already has, or desperately wants: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1579654312\/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_g14_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_s=center-2&amp;pf_rd_r=06NN5GFPH7613TZKJV8P&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_p=470938631&amp;pf_rd_i=507846\">Design*Sponge at Home<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tif Fussell ~ <a href=\"http:\/\/dottieangel.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dottie Angel<\/a>. She has just put out a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uppercasegallery.ca\/dottieangel\" target=\"_blank\">beautiful new book<\/a> with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uppercasegallery.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Uppercase Gallery<\/a>, she teaches <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ritchieacecamps.com\/the-ace-camp-gallery\/tif-fussell-dottie-angel\/\" target=\"_blank\">crafty workshops<\/a>, and then of course there&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/dottieangel.com\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">her house<\/a>\u2026 Yes. I want to live in her super cute, doily covered, DIY house!<\/p>\n<p><em>Ahhh<\/em>\u2026 there we go. It\u2019s out of my head and into the world! And yes, I\u2019m already feeling much better!<\/p>\n<p><em>{image by <a href=\"http:\/\/cakeandlobster.com\" target=\"_blank\">Martha Rich<\/a>&#8230; Hell Yes!}<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have said {many times} that when jealousy is kept inside it can become toxic, but when it\u2019s said out loud, it can be turned into something incredibly positive. Thankfully, I have managed to do that for myself with art&#8230; the reason for starting this blog in the first place! 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