Goals for the Week
Structures #97 (In Progress) ©2008
Structures #97
This evening I finished the construction of the composition on Structures #97, as shown above. The next step in creating a textile painting is to baste it, then add the surface stitching.
I don’t have my large custom sewing table set up in my new house yet but I think this piece is small enough to do the stitching with my smaller table. If it’s too frustrating I’ll stop and put it aside for later and move on to creating new compositions but I hope it will work. It will be fun to have a textile painting that was started and finished in my tiny bedroom studio.
Upcoming Week
This weekend was pretty laid back and relaxing. Friday night with friends, saturday in my studio and getting a few things done, sunday a beautiful 7 mile hike in the mountains with a friend and the evening spend in my studio.
Next weekend is crazy busy with birthday celebrations for my son (he’s turning 16 this week), a day/evening long interview for inclusion in an art quilting book, a free composting class offered by the city of Denver and my work will be in the Denver Modernism show over the weekend (more on that later), so any progress on art or art business goals will have to happen M-Th. Not a lot of time.
I decided the focus this week should be about making art - and doing a bit of organizing - specifically:
- Baste Structures #97 and begin surface stitching - finishing at least 1/3 of the piece.
- Play around with some of the house/home ideas I have in fabric.
- Finalize floorplan for my remodel/addition (we are getting close).
- Finish setting up my new laptop and retire my desktop.
- Update my Getting Things Done list with all my projects (art and personal). I’ve let this lapse since my move and I’m starting to lose a bit of focus as a result.
Posted by Lisa in: Making Abstract Contemporary Textile Art
Tagged: Getting Things Done, goals, making art, remodel, studio
Jim Davis said,
August 12, 2008 @ 10:09 am
Lisa:
Are you really that well organized?
Lisa Call said,
August 13, 2008 @ 10:08 pm
Yes, Jim, I am.