starting up again
This is my desk after I cleaned up. Yes. It is.
I know it really isn’t cleared off. It must have been for a minute or two, but then I got started on something. While I was clearing things, I kept finding little sketches that I’ve done in the past few months- things I was thinking about, but I was in the middle of something else.
Now that it is time to get back to work, there are so many possible directions to go in. Which ever one I chose will very likely lead me down a path where these other ideas get forgotten or at least delayed a lot longer. They are all calling to me! So, I freeze up. But I know it is important to do something, anything, start somewhere. Start on the thing that has a deadline of sorts. So I am making Valentine postcards and Valentine robots-
above, that is my work table. Below, the ironing board. All surfaces are covered again. In my studio, that seems to be a good thing.
January 14th, 2007 at 10:43 pm
Hey Mimi,
I have pieces of paper like that all over the house. Sometimes I can’t even work out what I was thinking at the time, they remain complete mysteries to me.
January 15th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
I have been “cleaning off” my desk for over a year, and organizing my space, and getting rid of stuff-ha, that one’s the funniest. I get very sidetracked too, as I dig down and come across half started/finished projects. I take heart from the story I heard on NPR the other day that claimed that chaos spawns innovaton, because of the very process of finding things and getting new ideas as you try and clean up!
January 15th, 2007 at 7:07 pm
I can totally relate. Right now, I’m sorting,cleaning,scrubbing the basement out (my new studio area) and it’s taking so much energy! Geez…It’s not finished but I still work down there. My main objective is to make it mostly safe for the little ones and make it less dusty for my allergies.
I’ll probably post some inbetween pics of the process…it’s scary.
January 16th, 2007 at 6:43 am
Love your blog and your creativity. Lisa at MyArtFulLife sent an email telling about your blog. Very beautiful things you create!
Best wishes,
firefly
January 16th, 2007 at 10:38 am
Well how can you work unless all the surfactes are covered?
January 16th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
your studio looks like a play ground for me! i could just hang out there all day and look at all the wonderful projects you have going on…like, are those WIP robots? the felt guys with numbers on them. you always amaze me mimi.
January 16th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
It looks like chaos to me but it is clearly working for you! Keep the creativity and ideas flowing …
January 17th, 2007 at 6:04 am
Well I have bits of paper with scribbles and most of them find their way into my handbag for some reason LOL!
Well I end up scribbling in the most unlikely places so end up having these papers shoved into my handbag. Yours chaos is working for you. I wish it would for me too.LOL
January 20th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
For me to watch your process, is a very good thing!
I too have this problem, too many surfaces covered by too many different projects!
January 23rd, 2007 at 9:26 am
quel magnifique atelier , et ces maisons j’adore
February 18th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
[...] Besides the blanket, I’ve been working on other stuff… things are not going smoothly. Back in January, I posted a photo with some sketches of ideas I wanted to work on. For at least 2 weeks, I’ve been working on making a big head baby… I can’t get it to work for me. I can’t get my little sketch and the vague idea in my head to turn into a finished 3D design that I’m happy with. Maybe I need to get the idea into better focus… So, I’m trying a different approach. These guys are little- just about 6 inches tall. Sort of 3D sketch dolls. [...]