Thought for this week

 This week I've had a little more energy, and this means more time in the studio.

It started after the bead sale Wednesday.  The group has been passing along the most  recent book by Canadian artist Maggie Vanderweit, "Stone Threads".  I had taken a class with her at Quilt Canada 2005, in Ottawa, which had influenced my work, and was anxious to see what she had been working on since.  There were comments within the text about some of her reflections on life that really struck a cord with me, and lead to some reflections of my own.

Several years ago I determined to finish every piece of work before starting another.  This has lead to me "tamp down" or put aside any new ideas, pending the completion of the current project. This has lead to many projects, that would have been worthwhile, never coming to light.  I'm standing in my own way, and losing memories that might have provided me with both pleasure and gratification.

While it might be great to shout "that stops now", I'm not unaware that acting like a dog seeing a squirrel won't get me anywhere.  I need to work out a controlled way to preserve my ideas and feel free to have two or three projects on the go at one time.  More importantly I need to plan my work to actually allow me to work on those 2-3 projects without feeling guilty about  not finishing one before starting on another.


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