Showing posts with label creativity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label creativity. Show all posts

Monday, August 24, 2009

Ladybug, Ladybug


Remember that poem from when you were little. I was reminded of it while putting together this table. My daughter needed a project table for her classroom. We bought the table top and legs from Home Depot. They were raw wood. My husband cut down the legs a bit so that it was child-sized. Then we sanded and primed it. My daughter thought long and hard about how she wanted it painted. She couldn't decide. One night I had a dream, in full color, that the table was painted turquoise and red. I love that combo. Of course she wasn't sure about it. But I had a dream. The turquoise paint is leftover from painting the bathroom. I love that color. Maybe I mentioned that already. Anyway while buying the red paint she found the cute ladybug stencils. Her classroom has a plant and bug theme to it. Ladybugs are a perfect fit. If I still had little ones I would love to put this table in their room. Too cute!

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Time to Declutter

It's January. It's time to declutter the studio. What a mess! What a job! Decluttering seems so anti-productive in the short picture. But in the long view it really is very helpful. I've had a very productive year which means there's more clutter than ever. I don't really understand why the clutter goes up exponentially with the creativity, but it does. Also it's time to evaluate those UFO's. Are they really worth finishing? Sometimes you make something just to learn the process. Hopefully when I'm done reorganizing my creativity will be renewed. Not only that, but maybe I'll also be able to find the supplies and tools I need to support my new found creativity.