I remember that it was August....
Then I blinked and it was October....
And now it's halfway through February in a new year.
Funny how the experience of time is so subjective.
2013 was an amazing year for me. I was incredibly busy with wholesale orders, shows, custom orders and a new brick and mortar shop that I share with my amazing mother who grows lavender, processes her own oils, makes soaps, lotions and all kinds of amazing lavender products.
Then 2014 happened.
So far the year has been off to a rough start. I was struggling through trying to make some new work and get it ready in time for the NY NOW show ( a wholesale trade show in New York). While I found myself headed in an interesting direction, there was just no way that the work would be resolved by the time the show came up. Which turned out to be fine anyways since the show was a bit of a dud. First it was Superbowl weekend, which I was well aware of and just assumed it would be slow until after the celebrations ended. Then there was a dumping of 8" of snow in New York, with airports closed and flights cancelled. Then it rained on top of all that snow. Then there was an ice storm.
So yeah. The show wasn't all that great. Which can be a little frustrating but what 'cha gonna do?
At present, my spring schedule isn't all that crazy. (I seem to recall asking the universe for a much needed chance to slow down...)
BUT... as I'm coming to grips with my present situation, I can see that this is the PERFECT opportunity to continue working on that new line.
And that's the hard part.
It's always so tough to try to narrow down which direction you want to take your work. Right now I'm struggling with the idea of decoration. I feel split in two directions. Part of me likes the idea of keeping things simple and minimal, while another side of me wants to go all crazy with line work. All I can do is try, try, try and see where I end up. I know that it's not unusual for me to take hard rights and completely veer off of my path at any given time in my creative process. And I also know that it's hard for me to just let go of ideas, and see where my process takes me.
So here we go...
I'm off and running and have some tests cooling in the kiln.
Purples, blues, reds and blacks oh my!
