So as March break draws to a close I've headed back into the studio to start some new work and finish off some of the old. I've got this piece that's been sitting forever but I continue to walk past it hoping some lightening bolt of inspiration will hit me and I'll know what the hell to do with it but so far.......no luck. That could be a sign that "this isn't going anywhere so I should just bite the bullet and put it away" which I think is exactly what I'll do. John is always freaking out when he sees pieces that I've pretty well dismissed because I don't believe they are going anywhere. He believes it's a waste which I'm sure it is but if I'm not in love with it and excited about the possibilities (sigh) off to the closet it goes. I continue to be my own worst critic.
I came across this great site quite by accident yesterday but I just love their spirit. It's called
Salty Knits with the byline "knitters that got sick of knitting kitten mitts". If I actually could knit I'd take a shot at doing what they did in their town......gotta love that ambition and creativity.
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I so know that feeling! I have done too many pieces like that and I'm sure I'll do more in the future. I think I'm finally understanding the gut feeling before I start that tells me this probably won't work. It's usually because I haven't worked the composition of it all the way, then not wanting to feel like I've wasted time, I still try to MAKE it work by fudging and forcing it. I always know if I feel ambivalent about a piece, others looking at it probably will too. Bummer it's a lesson that took so long to learn for me, but all part of learning from mistakes, I suppose.
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