the desire to make things is strong but at times the inspiration fades
making things, working with my hands has always been a part of who I am, since early childhood
this work hangs in my studio - mother has written that it was done when I was 3 years old
back then there was no television (let alone the internet!) and the winters were long and cold
paper dolls (who remembers them?), puzzles, stitching and later knitting occupied the time when I wasn't playing with cousins
recently I have found it helpful to challenge myself and set creative goals
daily stitching/doodling keeps me moving forward
time is precious, hexies are forever and colour is poetry
not everything turns out the way you imagined
periods of drought are something most creative people experience, hopefully not often
I spin every day, a moving meditation ( I also meditate every day- for 30 years now)
another 175 grams of silk to keep me going
here are my musings back in 2011 and a writer who writes a haiku every day - the link still works, she is still doing it!
click on "stop-look-listen"
stop - look - listen
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