Markings #21 in progress
Progress in the Studio
Markings #21 In Progress
I’ve spent time in my studio every day this week. Making progress on Markings #21 (only 2 more panels at the top right to construct then the fun part of fitting the sections together. This final stage of construction is fairly important and I always feel I could ruin the entire thing if it doesn’t go well.
I’m also making progress on the ACEO’s that I’ll make available with my studio newsletter. I anticipate sending it via email on sunday. I had a lot of fun designing new work (first time in months) so I ended making 5 of them, all of them based on Markings #21.
Progress with Everything
Two weeks ago I posted the following list as my goals for the upcoming 2 weeks, during which my kids have been at camp. I have 2 days left to complete everything and so far I think I can get it all done. Depends on how motivated I remain this weekend.
Here’s how I’m doing so far:
- Unpack entire house. DONE - at least done enough to live comfortably until we move out again for the remodel. I’ll post photos soon to compare to the cramped look we had on moving day.
- Set up studio. DONE - although small and I have to juggle things around a bit ,it’s quite reasonable
- Make small art for studio newsletter. Very close to done - another hour tomorrow and I’ll wrap it up.
- Write and send my second studio newsletter. All I have here is an outline.
- Catch up with the very many outstanding requests for photos, info, etc of my art. I’ve put many many hours into this task - came up with a list of over 30 projects to deal with. So I won’t finish them all but I’m dealing with the most outstanding requests now and more importantly I feel on top of the business side of art again.
- Find all my dye supplies and dye fabric with my childhood friend, Kelly, over the weekend. DONE and very fun - see photos in this post about dyeing fabric.
- Process the 400+ pictures taken while in Montana (my kids went a bit nuts with the camera - I think well over half are to be deleted). I downloaded them to my computer then forgot about them. This is lowest priority for the weekend.
- Figure out timeline and budget for getting house repaired and possible addition added, talk to 3 builders and select one to do the work. DONE - the builder came and measured the house and is starting the ‘as-built’ drawings this weekend.
Saturday and Sunday I’ll be focusing on my newsletter and wrapping up a few more of the outstanding art requests. And finishing construction of the composition of Markings #21 (next up will be doing the surface stitching on the piece). Markings #21 didn’t make the todo list but I couldn’t resist working on a big art project this week.
Posted by Lisa in: Goals
Tagged: goals, Motivation, progress, Quilting Process, Studio Time
Caroline said,
July 20, 2008 @ 12:42 am
Wow, what an amazing amount of things you have accomplished. I like No 21
Lisa Call said,
July 21, 2008 @ 10:44 pm
Thank Caroline.
pam morris said,
July 22, 2008 @ 6:05 pm
if you are going up you can add insulation and central a/c. can’t you?
home depot has generic screens I used when I was a camp nurse in No Carolina.
there is always a used window air conditioner some where.
I fell your pain as I live in so Florida (although inside is air conditioned).
Soon you will have a frost