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Kenneth has decided I need "decorations" in my office - he's brought stuffed animals and stuck tehm in any crevice he can find.
Started Sarah's dollhouse table last night. Got a white wash on it, and started putting flowers on the ends. Now I need to figure out what to do with the table top skirting. The very top will be covered by the dollhouse, so all I'm going to do is put a polycrylic coating on it.
A comment Sarah made while I was working kinda hurt though. "Cheating," she said, looking at the book I was using for inspiration. A lot of my work seems to be that - using others' work for a basis and altering it to fit what I'm working on. I'm not sure I have a "style".
*shaking head* Feeling insecure about my abilities.
I enjoy painting objects, like Frederick (the nutcracker) before Christmas, and this table now. I don't think I can use this to make a living, though - not much call for hand-painted bits of furniture, especially from someone who can take a couple of months to finish a project. This time, I'm consciously forcing my perfectionism to take a break - every time I feel the Judge coming out, I shove him back in the closet and tell him he has no place criticzing what I'm doing. Sometimes it's difficult.
The Kibitzer finally got the final go-ahead to print yesterday. A discussion on the graphic design group on Yahoo! got me worried that I'm doing it all wrong, and the printer's just not telling me. My files are huge, but I'm concerned with image quality. Surely they understand that? I do try to make sure the PDF I send them is properly Distilled, using their guidelines. The Judge has free rein in this project, and it nearly kills me, every time.
How do I include that in my digital portfolio?
I might have found a way to use my associate editor - to proof my work before I send it to the printer. Larry gets back to me in timely fashion, unlike Richard. I've had offers to write article on specific scales, but I'm still not sure what to do with that.
I'm feeling my lack of experience again. I'm letting fear hold me back. How do others fight over this immobility and get stuff done?
Jay just built me a bangle bracelet from the hinge LEGOs I got in the mail today...
Hmm. Toy jewelry. I've played (pun intended) with the idea in the past - in fact, I have a pair of Barbie shoe earrings I made a few years back. Gen-Xers trying to recapture their childhood might enjoy it. *shrugs* I dunno.
I sort of feel dreams alipping away in the crush of life. I let myself fantasize that I could be a designer, and now reality is saying no. It doesn't help that every piece of work is dragged out of me like a recalcitrant molar.
Why can't I just let go?
Started Sarah's dollhouse table last night. Got a white wash on it, and started putting flowers on the ends. Now I need to figure out what to do with the table top skirting. The very top will be covered by the dollhouse, so all I'm going to do is put a polycrylic coating on it.
A comment Sarah made while I was working kinda hurt though. "Cheating," she said, looking at the book I was using for inspiration. A lot of my work seems to be that - using others' work for a basis and altering it to fit what I'm working on. I'm not sure I have a "style".
*shaking head* Feeling insecure about my abilities.
I enjoy painting objects, like Frederick (the nutcracker) before Christmas, and this table now. I don't think I can use this to make a living, though - not much call for hand-painted bits of furniture, especially from someone who can take a couple of months to finish a project. This time, I'm consciously forcing my perfectionism to take a break - every time I feel the Judge coming out, I shove him back in the closet and tell him he has no place criticzing what I'm doing. Sometimes it's difficult.
The Kibitzer finally got the final go-ahead to print yesterday. A discussion on the graphic design group on Yahoo! got me worried that I'm doing it all wrong, and the printer's just not telling me. My files are huge, but I'm concerned with image quality. Surely they understand that? I do try to make sure the PDF I send them is properly Distilled, using their guidelines. The Judge has free rein in this project, and it nearly kills me, every time.
How do I include that in my digital portfolio?
I might have found a way to use my associate editor - to proof my work before I send it to the printer. Larry gets back to me in timely fashion, unlike Richard. I've had offers to write article on specific scales, but I'm still not sure what to do with that.
I'm feeling my lack of experience again. I'm letting fear hold me back. How do others fight over this immobility and get stuff done?
Jay just built me a bangle bracelet from the hinge LEGOs I got in the mail today...
Hmm. Toy jewelry. I've played (pun intended) with the idea in the past - in fact, I have a pair of Barbie shoe earrings I made a few years back. Gen-Xers trying to recapture their childhood might enjoy it. *shrugs* I dunno.
I sort of feel dreams alipping away in the crush of life. I let myself fantasize that I could be a designer, and now reality is saying no. It doesn't help that every piece of work is dragged out of me like a recalcitrant molar.
Why can't I just let go?