Just finished but only just beginning

Posted by Mandy on February 8th, 2008 filed in Musings, WIP

A little boy-doll to give to a new friend’s little girl who’s moving away.  I am very sad.  I will post pictures after I have actually given it to her, but as I was making it I realize how much more I needed to be creative. I have lots of potential, I just need to *do* it.  I really want to get my painting kit set up, but I need some space with good light to do that, and I also need to just start sketching and doodling some, to get back in the habit. I think it would have a big impact not only on my painting and drawing, but get me out of my analytical rut, so to speak.  I want to paint a mural in Jack’s room, too, but don’t want to start it until I have something quality.  I know the argument there is “when will it ever be time?” and part of me feels like I am always saying “I need to research this first before I begin,” so maybe the trick is to just wing it an let my creative juices flow.  I have really gotten away from that, in the last decade or so–I used to be alot more free with what I did.  Maybe each day I just need to do something spontaneous and it will come back.

Still working on: grampa’s quilt.  I am almost done with quilting the grid, then it’s time to FMQ (free motion quilt) the center motif, and then the border (and the binding, finally, but who cares about that with all this quilting to be done?)  Promise I will put some pics up once these things are off to their new owners! Before then, maybe I’ll post some close-up shots…