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"Ya can't rush Art.."

Posted by Marjorie S Rawson on April 17, 2011 at 9:38am

Its a quote from the move Toy Story II. When the old man is restoring Woody to his mint condition...

I am struggling right now with my work. Where it is going, what I am doing. 

AKA: The usual struggle...LOL.

But...it always seems when I have the time to make new work, I have nothing in my brain..and when I don't have the time, it all comes pouring in. I need inspiriation. And when i try to say to myself okay GO...all systems shut down. 

 

Here's the other piece. ; I really cannot afford to continue using nearly as much Sterling as I have in the past. So my matierials are drying up. 

I have to make a shift there too. Which means researchng and trying out new metals. Which can be great. But ..did I mention I am broke right now?? 

So I am stuck. OR I FEEL stuck. And I'm whining about it. This is usually the catalysis that propels me to the next great body of work..and I reconize the feeling. This "waiting" and pacing and starting and stopping... But the loss of my metal is troublesome. I just can't pay 36$ an ounce. I hear :" For Sterling????" And I agree with them.!!! THere is no shortage. Its stupid!  

But, out of my control non the less. I need some ideas. I need some amazing materials and creative ideas to drop out of the sky and land in my lap. 

Okay, fantasy over...

I know , I know...... I'll figure it out. 

 

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  • Karole Bowlds April 17, 2011 at 10:11am
    I have recently started an ideas journal- when I see something that fires my creative juices, I jot it down=description, colors, etc. Often, I will wake up in the mornings with a "vision" in my head for a new piece, and I try to draw it out or capture it  in the journal. When I do get the chance to sit at the bench, I have my journal to get the the creative fires burning. It helps. My husband is used to me going "OH pause that!!! When we sit to watch a movie or dvd- so I can briefly study the design,line and colors of whatever piece of jewelry caught my eye- journal again! It's my beading "Baby Book"! Another process is to go back through all my previous design photos- this will often lead me to discoveries of variations o a theme- be it color, materials, etc. Helps me to get through those times when my productivity is low, because the brain won't engage the creative engine!
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