What fun I had yesterday... The house looked like it had been ransacked... It seems that in every room I had something open... The box of materials spilled open, my scrap bags were spread all over the floor - I now know why I have packed then up every move I have made - it was for a moment such as yesterday... I cut up pieces of fabric with happy abandon... The sewing machine which has been rediscovered, chugged away...
I realized too late that I was trying to do too much... In as much as I had so many ideas all 'making a bid for freedom' that nothing was working... I made myself sit and re focus... What was I wanting to achieve? What did I want to see? This bought me back to my original idea... Whilst I didn't actually achieve anything tangible - I know that when I start again it wll be with a definite goal in mind... I have to somehow shake my age old demon of perfection... Grrrrr... It is such a strong influence and really takes me to task... No wonder I am so reluctant to actually commit myself!!!!!! If I make something it could be judged and found wanting... Still yesterday was quite a learning curve in itself... And I look forward to spending more time just 'playing'...
great post - I think many people don't allow themselves to learn - just give yourself permission to explore, make mistakes and discover and remember what happens in the privacy of your own sewing room is between you and fabric - then as you have realised focus on one thing and develop that - and if that fails don't worry - both learning and creativity is a process not a product
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