It just happens. Even if I try to stop it.
My creativity pool empties.
This could be attributed to a couple of things — the after effects of a big show, cold weather, the lack of sunlight we in northern climates face. Is it because I push so hard to get ready for the Greyhounds Reach the Beach event in October? Or much needed rest after the long drive to get from North Dakota to Delaware and back? Or is because I came back to demands from my library job? Maybe it is the weather…
Evidentally I’m not the only one.
Whatever the cause, I can’t seem to do much in the studio. And I’ve tried. I cleaned and reorganized the studio. Ordered glazes and other materials. Started on a coffee table commission. Bought a new sketchbook for the new year. Thought about what pieces I’ll enter in the Art Show at the Dog Show. Added a few things to my etsy store and worked on a shopping cart system for this website — both need more work.
I need to get going. I know it. My email inbox is full of unanswered questions. Can I ship sculptures to Belgium? What is the postage on the sterling pendant to Switzerland? Do you have any memory boxes/urns in stock? And I’ve been promising — for weeks — more pieces in the etsy store.
Then there are my goals — go through the tile designs and decide which to retire, another sterling pendant design by January, get working on the Dakota Creative Connections grant, register for a workshop, test those glazes, photograph the new tile designs. Come on, Sarah, get going!
Anybody else feel this way?
