In my mind I truly believe that each of us is doled out equal amounts of hours in the day. How we choose to use that time is very individual, I know, but why is it some people just seem to accomplish so much more in their twenty-four hours than I can?
These days I seem to fill my moments with ‘busy work’ and not the desired Creative Work, but my focus has been on preparing the fifty-two pieces for exhibition in Lumsden, Saskatchewan this coming April. I am in the process of hand sewing each weekly project to a canvas background, giving each textile the dignity of a fine art painting. Trust me, this is not creative work! It is, however, awkward work as each piece is sewn from the back and I must hold the canvas up to the light, allowing the shadow of the textile to show through so I know where to place the basting stitches. And it is also mundane work as each piece is done identically to the last and there are FIFTY-TWO of them! I suppose it would have been smarter to spread them out over a greater amount of time but why plan ahead when I can put all this pressure on myself. At this point I have only twelve left to do so actually… there’s still plenty of time for procrastinating.
I am still working on my annual self-portrait figure and she is becoming more interesting as ‘time goes by’. She is wearing quite an elaborate costume constructed from found objects and incorporating a lot of metal and beads. I’m struggling with the concept of her headdress, my design idea and construction technique just aren’t meshing, but I’m sure the solution will come to me when I’m least expecting it.
My wish for myself this week is to use my time wisely. My wish for you this week is to use your time creatively!