I’ve finally finished the Purple Irises scarf after staring at a blank canvas for about four weeks. Sometimes I can be quite proficient at procrastination. I think it often boils down to OK, here’s the design—now what? Probably my worst fault as an artist is putting off working on my projects. While at my day job, I often get ideas for new designs and mentally map them out. The problem arises when work is finally over and I have to do the shopping, driving home, cooking dinner, doing the dishes and going through the day’s mail. Unfortunately, there’s little time (or energy) left to put into art. Maybe the solution is creating a false deadline. If I’m not making something for a specific client, to instead make me the client and set a deadline for myself.
I have a few ideas for the next month to work on projects for presents, and I’m sure I will come up with more ideas during that time. In the meantime, I’m going to focus on the fun side of summer with beachside or wish-you-were-here type designs. Artwork can be seasonal. My irises have long since bloomed and now I want to move on to something else.
That’s all for now. Cheers!
Diane