Wow! Here I am again! I know you’re amazed, and it amazes me
even more. Fair warning, though: don’t get too used to it.
I know you’ve heard about writers getting writer’s block and
my loss of jewelry making mojo was the same sort of thing. It was starting to
bother me a lot because I still need to make a living and I have a Trunk Show
coming up and galleries to fill for tourist season. Not to mention my poor,
neglected Etsy Shop! Inventory was so low that I considered selling some of the
pieces I had made for myself. And then,
the most amazing thing happened…
A little over a month ago I woke in the middle of the night
(something that’s not unusual for me) with an idea for a pendant. I had all the
details, the design and texture and how to build it. I was so excited to have
something creative happening in my head! As I laid there trying to go back to
sleep I kept telling myself to write this idea down because I wouldn’t remember
it in the morning. I’d drift a little and wake again and repeat “get up and
write that down!” Finally, since sleep
was not happening, I decided to get up and go in the studio and make
that piece.
As soon as I opened a package of PMC3 the next idea hit me! And
then the next! I ended up staying in the
studio of several hours that night and finally had to stop and go back to bed
when I couldn’t keep my eyes open any longer.
After sleeping late the next morning all I wanted to do was
make jewelry, but there were too many other things to do that day. I had appointments and
errands to run and it was a gorgeous day to be outside. The gardening bug was
getting to me, too, and I really hated the idea of being inside on a pretty
day.
Then another idea hit me: Second shift! For the next week and a half I
would go in the studio at about 5:00 in the afternoon and work until midnight
or so. I recorded “Good Morning America” so that when I woke up around 9:00
a.m. I could pretend it was my usual time of 7:00. I’d work in the yard and do
other things in the daylight hours. Perfect!
It’s amazing to me that that one idea in the middle of the
night broke the spell that had frozen my creativity for over 4 months. Then the
idea to change my schedule so that I could accomplish all the things I wanted
to do was just brilliant, if I do say so myself!
After a while I went back to a
normal schedule because I was not in such a manic creative mood once I got the
first few ideas out. (This whole thing really confused poor Lola. Cats are very
schedule oriented people!)
I finished TWENTY
SEVEN new pieces! My camera broke, so I only have my phone to take pictures with
and it doesn’t do close-ups very well.
I took this one of some of my favorites
from the batch when I was at the gallery the other day. I ordered a macro lens
that attaches to my phone, so I’ll have more and better pictures when that arrives. I
hope to get the Etsy Shop updated soon. Wow. Feels good to be back at it!
