What fun I had yesterday... The house looked like it had been ransacked... It seems that in every room I had something open... The box of materials spilled open, my scrap bags were spread all over the floor - I now know why I have packed then up every move I have made - it was for a moment such as yesterday... I cut up pieces of fabric with happy abandon... The sewing machine which has been rediscovered, chugged away...
I realized too late that I was trying to do too much... In as much as I had so many ideas all 'making a bid for freedom' that nothing was working... I made myself sit and re focus... What was I wanting to achieve? What did I want to see? This bought me back to my original idea... Whilst I didn't actually achieve anything tangible - I know that when I start again it wll be with a definite goal in mind... I have to somehow shake my age old demon of perfection... Grrrrr... It is such a strong influence and really takes me to task... No wonder I am so reluctant to actually commit myself!!!!!! If I make something it could be judged and found wanting... Still yesterday was quite a learning curve in itself... And I look forward to spending more time just 'playing'...
3 comments:
great post - I think many people don't allow themselves to learn - just give yourself permission to explore, make mistakes and discover and remember what happens in the privacy of your own sewing room is between you and fabric - then as you have realised focus on one thing and develop that - and if that fails don't worry - both learning and creativity is a process not a product
Thanks sharonb for your comment... Since I have found not only your site and the links to other like minded bloggers but all the other 'bits and bods' it has been like an oasis in the desert... I 'feast' on them everyday and marvel every day at the 'wonderland' out there...
And it is interesting how one part of our lives can stimulate another area which in turns starts another 'growing' and 'birthing' process...
I am very much a believer in the philosophy of when 'the student is ready the teacher appears...' Taken in both the literal and lateral sense, it too is a process of when one is open enough to see beyond or further than the 'immediate'(what ever that may mean to the individual) then a subconscious path opens up to accomadate them - leading to the information,places, people etc which can be best utilized for the 'next step'... The adages about 'the first step being the beginning of a thousand mile journey' and 'it is about journey not the destination which is important aspect' are so true and so applicable to the creative process...
I look forward to the future in not only spending time browsing, but creating...
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