Reorganizing the Studio

I am lucky enough to have several spaces devoted primarily to my art.

This is good....

and bad.

I have lots of stuff.

I like to do lots of things so I am always on the lookout for supplies or possible projects.

I reorganize each year. 

This year I am determined to get my spaces looking good. 

I want to sort out what I can really use and cull the rest.

This is my goal.  

We will see how it goes.

To stay on track, I am going to show you the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Here is my first challenge.

Above the cupboards in my garage, I keep my yarn and fibers.

When I started, they were in little plastic baskets and looked nice.

Then time went by.

I bought more yarn.

And more yarn.

And more yarn.

Now they look like this.

Sigh. 

 So I am rethinking how I am going to store things up there and show you the results as soon as it is done.

  Stay tuned.

Thanks for stopping by.

Polymer Clay Creations....Work Bench Wednesday

I have been busy playing with clay for the last two months.

Mostly I am obsessed with making the beads.
And Pendants.

When my little compartments get full, I need to start making things from them so I can make more beads.

It's an endless cycle really.

The beads are so gorgeous...

They look like ceramic beads with a glossy gaze.

I previously mentioned that I got the tutorial from Staci Louise Smith here.

Staci Louise Smith's Tutorial

I am in love with her finishing process.

 It has inspired me to experiment and create my own finishes as well. 

Here is her finish:

One of my new ones.

It is sort of a soft, beachy look...

I am thinking of making a tutorial for it...

Anyway, I worked on some pieces this weekend.

Some will go into the Etsy shop....

(as soon as I take photos and do listings)

Some have been created for Stringing magazine and will be on their way to their offices by the end of the week.

Hopefully you will be seeing those later on the news stand....

Thanks for stopping by....

Workbench Wednesday: Warning! Some images may be disturbing...

If you are an organized person, please be warned that the following images may be disturbing to you...

I am not an organized artist.

I want to be...

I try to be...

But I don't think it is part of who I am....

My creative muse works best in utter chaos

for it is there that she sees and combines new elements to make something special....

Each week I will try to show you what is on the workbench.

There will be scattered bits of lace

glitter sparkling on each surface

scraps of paper and fabric mixed among the images.

I apologize...

It is how I usually work.

A few times of year I clean it up for parties.  It takes weeks.

You will see why over time.

 And yet, I want to share this with you because maybe you are the same way.

Maybe it will be freeing for you  (and your significant other) to know that you (and he or she) are not alone.

There is no shame in that which brings you joy and beauty to the world.

And I want to share it for those of you that work neatly.  

It is good for you to see it as well.  

Maybe you will try it just a bit....pieces of this project left out instead of whisked away immediately.

The next project begins and you see some of the last projects pieces lying there...

Hmmmmm...you think.  That is just what this piece needs.

And it is.

And it may not have happened if you had not left the pieces there.

Thanks for stopping by...  I better go clean up a bit....