I have many things coming up in my creative life. Last year I put all my eggs in the Red Thread basket and did not get as much exposure as I hoped. This year my eggs are all over the place. It is hard to keep up with all the functions, placing ads, taking down one [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Creative Work Shows, Galleries
Posted in Art, Studio Business, creative life, design, tagged Art, Craft shows, creating, deadlines, Virginia on October 24, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Much work in progress
Posted in Art, Fabric, Fashion, Interior Design, Quilting, Studio Business, Style, color, creative life, design, tagged color, embellishments, Fabric design, planning, studio on October 23, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I have been working on several projects and it is getting a little crazy. I have five deadlines in various areas of my life in the next two weeks. As always with me, whenever the pressure is on the creative ideas start to come pouring out and I find myself trying to make a million [...]
Procrastination and Deadlines
Posted in Studio Business, creative life, tagged procrastination, sewing, Studio Business on October 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Not much time for writing. I have been so busy getting ready for shows and gallery events. I found some creative juice and was feeling on a roll. And the unexpected happens. My sewing machine broke. It is a newer electronic and SA, who can usually fix anything, can’t do it. I now have the usual guilt [...]
Nature the Environment
Posted in 1, Garden Design, Thrifting, color, creative life, tagged blog action, education, Environment, family, food, garden on October 15, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I am talking about this today in hopes it will get others talking and doing things about it. I have always tried to live this way, and to me it is hard to believe we still have to keep trying to convince others this is the right thing to do. Growing up poor and in [...]
Color on Fabric
Posted in Fabric, Fashion, Interior Design, Style, color, design, tagged Art, blue, color, design, Fabric, Fashion, fushia, silk, studio on October 13, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I really love color, some colors more than others. It is interesting that I notice in my design work, I tend to go in phases. I do use a lot of neutrals. I have not had a chance to paint (direct silk painting) in a while. The process is so refreshing to me. Drawing with [...]
Creating and Design
Posted in Art, Fabric, Fashion, Quilting, Style, color, creative life, design, tagged design, Fabric, Fashion, printing, red, scarf, sewing on October 9, 2007 | 2 Comments »
It is still a challenge for me to be true to my creative style and not just try to make things to sell. I think that has been part of my problem with finding my creative self over these last months with all the activities of business and home life always lingering in the back of [...]
Studio Work, Renewal?
Posted in Art, Studio Business, Style, creative life, design on October 3, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I am finally getting a little time for creating my own work. I have been putting so much time and energy into the Red Thread and marketing and all those other things that go along with being self employed. In the mean time I have broken up my actual studio work space since we are selling [...]
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