Process

Every artist has some sort of process that they go through in terms of creating and actually making "art". I am the type of person that really needs time and space to create. I tend to get an idea of what I want to make and then run with it. For instance, with the blankets I am making right now I have been making fabric piles, then cutting squares and from there, everything else evolves. I have never been a dedicated sketcher. I do have a book for ideas when they arise or for measurements and such, but I think because I am a perfectionist I would waste a whole lot of time twiddling my thumbs worrying about my handwriting rather than drawing. I am also the type of person that enjoys doing a project from start to finnish and then getting on to the next thing (this is not totally handy when you are making a bunch of the same thing right???). I know that people work in many different ways and sometimes I wonder if my way is not as efficient in terms of having an assembly line of things happening (this is myself having a conversation with me). BUT if I did it differently then I would feel like my spirit would be crushed and I would not want to create anymore.

Anyhow bla, bla, bla. I feel very excited about the baby blankets I have been working on! I have to make a couple of dreaded trips (one to park royal for flannel and one to roccos for linen and wool) to complete them. It feels great to be able to have some time and energy for sewing again!

Today we headed out to trout lake and had some fun at the beach + park:

Comments

[Ella]

oh the process! i tend to putter and stall with a new project and then if it goes well i want to make tons of them...getting better each time and sometimes the original idea turns into something more or different.
i really can't wait to see your baby blankets. i think they have great colors of flannel at dressew. heads up - When i went to roccos last they had changed their cotton/linen supplier and had only the light color and black in stock. There was lots of 100%linen though. Let me know if you find otherwise.
Cute sun hat by the way!