Making Progress and Art
Unpacked – For Now
The studio/bedroom/computer room
My studio is set up! I even have an 8 foot by 8 foot flannel covered design wall with Markings #21 ready to go (it was folded up with lots of pins in a box until yesterday).
The entire house is pretty much unpacked. At least for now. In about a month I will be taking everything back down and moving to an apartment as the builder I hired adds the addition (on top – decided going back would hurt my tree). I hope to be back in the completed house, with a nice big studio, by christmas. It’s definitely an exciting, action packed year around here.
The studio/bedroom/computer room
Good thing I don’t have many clothes or there’d be no room for art.
Making Art
And even more exciting – I’m making art! It feels great. It’s been months since I spent any serious time in my studio and I’m loving it. I feel like a real person again. Or maybe I just feel like an artist again.
Yesterday I sat down and was ready to get to sewing when I realized I didn’t have some very important things – like rotary cutters, scissors, seam ripper, etc. The simple basic things I used every day. It took me 2 hours of hunting in my garage to find the box with these items. It was all in a slide projector box, labeled on every side as "Easter". Clever of me to hide it like that to make unpacking more fun.
Here’s what I’m working on:
Markings #21 In Progress
After a few hours of sewing today this is the result:
Markings #21 With Some Progress (the left 2 panels have been sewn together)
The Newsletter Will Happen
I think I will make 3 or 4 ACEOs with my scraps from this piece to offer in my studio newsletter, which I plan to email by this weekend. That’s a bit later than I hoped but I’m still working on it. Last week I got a bit side tracked with life but I’m back to really focusing on the art this week and am making some great progress.
Posted by Lisa in: Making Abstract Contemporary Textile Art
Tagged: ACEOs, Focus, making art, moving, newsletter, studio
What amazing progress. I think in the time that you made the decision to move, moved, unpacked and started working, I managed to (almost) finish about four little pieces. I admire your amazing ability to always move forward. Best of luck with that addition.
it is exciting to dive into your art once more-looks great-will look forward to the newsletter when you get there.
That has to feel really great, Lisa. You’ve accomplished so much, and to be able to do your art again is a wonderful thing!
Hi Lisa, I’ve been reading your blog for a few months with a lot of pleasure. I followed all this process of sale house/buy house and moving with amazed eyes because in France where I was born and in Italy where I live now, the whole process would have taken months to be decided and a lot more months to be realised!
I wanted to express my admiration on the decision to become an artist full time and, because of this drastic choice, to move in a smaller house (if I understood well). It is courageous and daring!
My art is spiritual painting, I know nothing about your art but one thing is sure, I expect with anticipated joy your next articles on the blog and your newsletter!
Funny Kim – I’m sure you did lots of other stuff in those 4 months.
Thanks Martha and Cher.
Annick – thank you for the comment. I think I make decisions quickly, most Americans might not move this quickly either. Although I’ve toyed with the idea of moving for years so it did take a while for it to gel into a real action plan.