October 31, 2006
Getting my groove on
You might think I had stopped sewing all together, but it was a short hiatus.
I am slowly getting back into it. My web site doesn't reflect my two newest pieces, I am having the slides scanned so that I can create web pages for them. But those two pieces were created quickly and right on top of one another. Soon afterward I started the nude male. and as I got into him, I came to a full stop. So I began to play and experiment. I am not finished playing but it has done me good to give myself a creative breather.
As Caryl Bryer Fallert once said, when you are finished with a large piece, give yourself permission to make pot holders.
I have been picking up the man and sewing into him. I am not ready to pick him up and sew him exclusively, but I am getting into small easily finished sewn projects. What is a relief.
I can't expect much right now. I am packing and cleaning bits of my studio each day. There is alot on my plate right now. I need time to see friends and family, open post office boxes, purchase packing supplies and I don't know what else. I am having an adreniline rush just thinking about it.
We have been planning this move for the last 6 months and it is finally upon us. I feel giddy, unsettled, unsure, excited and sad all at once. I am in mourning at all I will be leaving behind and unable to see what I will gain. I get brief glimpses of gains which is good. I just want to experience all of these feelings as they occur, so they don't gang up on me later.
I am just waiting for the latest blog...posted from Flagstaff! I want to see pictures of your new digs and your new landscape and whatever new creations come out of your magical fingers. Look ahead...look ahead...xxoo
Posted by: Angela at November 6, 2006 07:42 AMI agree with all of the great advice you've received. And I truly believe you have to let yourself 'be' in Flagstaff for your first month there. Give yourself a break. Get to know the town, the neighbors, find a great place for coffee, find a great store for wine. And just be.
Love!!!
Posted by: mom at November 4, 2006 11:26 AMI really know how you feel. Stay with it. The biggest blessing for me during my many moves was going through it all with my wonderful husband. It's a challenge, opportunity and adventure that brings people together in new and wonderful ways. I wish that for you and your man.
And by the way... I have just figured out how to see the pictures on your blog. My firewall has been blocking them for the longest time! Yippee.
Posted by: Deborah at November 2, 2006 09:49 PMI am guessing that you are quilting in order to remain sane. Cathy said that you should spend this last bit of time witth loved ones. I agree. However, I know firsthand that creative outlets are often what keep us sane. So ...
I say - do what you need to do to feel sane. Make art, see loved ones, bask in the things you wil come to miss. Nurture yourself and don't beat yourself up by taking on more than you can handle. It will all get done and the move will happen. You might as well be good to yourself on your way to your new destination...
Thinking of you and sending joy your way...
Mel. the quilting will always be there. enjoy this last bit of time with loved ones. it will all fall into place in time. hopefully there aren't any deadlines except for the move.
Posted by: Cathy at November 1, 2006 09:59 AM