I have a fantasy about having a whole collection of original pieces in my home, and having a gallery for them. I was at an open studio event last spring when I found an artist I love…her name is Linda Cordner and she works in encaustics…such a warm, tactile, sensual medium. I’d love to have one of her pieces, and have decided many times that I’m going to go ahead and buy one, but in the end I can’t get my head around spending the money. Her works are smallish (12” x 12”) maybe if they were bigger I would feel better about it? I know that’s not the way to think about art, but it is unfortunately the way I’ve come to think about money. I guess the real goal here is “change my preconceived notions about the value of money.” Anyway, I think she is doing a new collection now. I’ll try to go back to her studio at her next event (first thursday of every month) and see what she’s working on. I’d like to buy something during June (maybe w/my tax refund, if I get one). I’ll consider this goal accomplished when i have the work hanging on my wall!