Progress
I am making progress. It doesn’t always feel like it, though. One of the advantages of writing a weekly blog post is seeing the progress. When I am in the studio, even as the stitches add up and blocks stack up, I am visualizing the ultimate goal. Since there is frequently a wide gap between where I am and where I am headed, it can be discouraging. Much as I love the process of creating I am easily frustrated by my inability to see the progress. So, today’s post will focus on progress.
Last week I promised to add a new gallery to my website focused on my small wrapped canvass artwork. I am far from being done. However, all the artwork has been photographed. Now it is up to me to crop the photographs, set up some galleries, write text… well you get the picture. A simple website page is anything but simple. However, I have made a start. That’s progress. You can check out the slide show of three of my 12″ x 12″ pieces up above. Simply click on the arrows found on the right or left side of the visible image to see the other work.
Sue
I spent several delightful studio days free motion quilting the sand Sue is sitting on. Now that is progress you can see. Of course, I still have a long way to go before I can call Sue finished. The next step will be to secure Sue to the beach. For now, she is temporarily pinned in placed. Don’t forget to use the arrows to check out Sue before and after images.
Rainbow Scrap Challenge
It’s April. This means it is time to start the next color, yellow, in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. One way to see my progress is through the slide show below.
Not all my progress is linear. I am frequently inspired to tweak my original plans. This is the case with the yellow blocks. It occurred to me, since they are grouped in a diamond pattern, I could create a subtle star. So, I began by dividing my yellow scraps into two piles. The first pile is anything that is very light. The second pile contains mid to dark values of yellow. Of course, since they are scraps a few other colors sneak their way in.
I even managed to sew most of the scraps in the dark pile together. Now that is progress.
What progress have you made this week?
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