We have reached the end of year 2011. I am happy to say that I feel that I have come a ways along my path toward a more creative life this year. Leslie Riley’s suggestion that I keep a log of the projects that I work on at the end of each day has been a real eye opener. By noting the slow but steady progress that I put in each project I can really see how much I am doing. I will admit that some days all I can write is the fact that I finished doing the hand work on the one facings of one quilt. But each little step no matter how small is all a part of the process and all those little bits add up over time. Now the fact that I taught school for 36 years and had to change what I was doing every 40 min makes me feel like I need to change gears every hour or so even now. I saw that idea as meaning that I was unable to stay with an idea, but I am now seeing that as a positive thing. It may mean that it takes me a long time to complete a project but it also means that I stop when I make a mistake and fix it. Completion of the task is not the main goal any more. Over the course of a week I really do get a lot done! Writing the” Night Notes” as I call them has made the idea come into sharper focus. That is not to say that some projects may set for weeks or mouths before I return to them – but the” Nightly Notes” help there too as I look back over the week and read the list of items I have touched. I can easily see stuff that has fallen by the way side and pick them up in the up coming days to finish or not. The listing keep me aware of the things I have done and I do not waste time lamenting what I have not done.
Progress Report
Post Cards
I made two post cards this week. I was using up bits that were on the cutting table and tidying up a bit. There seemed to be little time in the studio- so little quick projects like these filled the bill.
I will use the beetle as my entry to the Paper Scissors Cloth post card challenge and send the other to a friend.
I also created this stamp of Isis this week. It is the start of a new Egyptian piece.
Fragments
The only other work that I put time in on this week was the Fragments quilt. This is a close up of the parts that I am adding to the surface.
I hope everyone is having a creative and enjoyable holiday season.
Keep Creating,
Hugs
Carol