
Is anyone else out there anxious for 2009 to end already? I am. My shows are done for the year but I am still trying to finish up some last-minute special orders. They are last-minute because I can't seem to work any other way. And that is a trait that I do not admire in myself. I make myself crazy. Self-imposed insanity. Now that's insane!
I am also anxious to get to work on new designs. I made some pieces in the studio this week that have me quite excited and inspired. I'm not sure how great they are but I will try to ride this wave for a while. Have you ever made something that you thought was
the best thing in the entire world only to decided later on that it actually sucked? When I was in college I was working on a mixed media piece that I was convinced was the most amazing creation in the history of creations. I referred to it as The Masterpiece. I labored over every aspect of the design from the colors to the fabrics I used. I pieced everything together perfectly. I was so impressed with myself, with my skill, with my design choices - it was sick. Well, we all know where this story is going... once I was done I stepped back and
really looked at the piece. Man, was that one ugly piece of crap. Seriously. How I could have ever thought it was a masterpiece is beyond me. I must have been possessed by pod people, or something.
Anyhoo, I hope I am capable of seeing my work more realistically these days. I can certainly be enamored with my own work, for sure, but I am also aware that I can make some pretty hideous things now and then. (And for some reason those are usually the first pieces to sell at a show... go figure.)
In other news, I got my copy of The House at Riverton today. I am so excited and thrilled to bits that so many people want to participate in this
book club thingy! There is still time to get a copy, be it from your local library, Amazon or Alibris... so please join us! I am going to start a Flickr group where we can all post our inspired creations. What shall we call it? The Rabbit Muse Book Club? (Kind of dull.. help!)