Lisa Call

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.