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
Kim Hambric said,
July 16, 2008 @ 6:45 am
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.
cher said,
July 17, 2008 @ 6:13 am
it is exciting to dive into your art once more-looks great-will look forward to the newsletter when you get there.
Martha Marshall said,
July 17, 2008 @ 6:18 am
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!
Annick Augier said,
July 17, 2008 @ 8:35 am
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!
Lisa Call said,
July 21, 2008 @ 10:47 pm
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.