tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post5329772685857012473..comments2024-03-28T12:15:48.456-07:00Comments on Idaho Beauty's Creative Journey: Desperately Seeking InspirationThe Idaho Beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-89580839143463856292012-05-26T03:05:21.402-07:002012-05-26T03:05:21.402-07:00Just thought i would change my old approaches of n...Just thought i would change my old approaches of not commenting and say hello. Been around for awhile and have loved your postsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-27578995127612905982012-02-17T16:57:08.838-08:002012-02-17T16:57:08.838-08:00Olga, well of COURSE I'm expecting perfection ...Olga, well of COURSE I'm expecting perfection - lol! Thank you both for your encouragement. I know from past experience that sometimes the best thing to do when the old confidence disappears is to set the thing aside for a bit. It almost always looks just fine after I've put some distance between the time of struggle and a final assessment. Either that or what needs to be done will surface with the fresh outlook.<br /><br />My stack of fabric already looks more promising when I looked this morning, and I think by the time I return from my trip, I will have a new outlook on this whole thing. Nadia, you are right about the multiples - I think that's exactly what I need to do.The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-63081672562668019292012-02-17T13:44:53.384-08:002012-02-17T13:44:53.384-08:00Hi, Sheila. Sometimes I find it helpful to do mult...Hi, Sheila. Sometimes I find it helpful to do multiples of something. That is, I'll do one idea in several ways or as many ways as I can think of. That way I can choose what I like best, and there really is no right or wrong when the point is quantity. It sort of frees one up. Your experiments sound very interesting--good luck!<br />best, nadiaMulticoloredPieceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161913409399066123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-42442721482462714792012-02-17T04:25:04.360-08:002012-02-17T04:25:04.360-08:00Sheila I am sorry to read that you are in a confid...Sheila I am sorry to read that you are in a confidence dither, but certainly recognise the phenomenon. Sometimes stuff just takes a lot of time and faffing about to feel right, or even to look halfway right. Part of the problem with your wire work too is that you are expecting perfection straight off. It helps when you can try different things out and play around with effects before committing your materials. I think that what you are doing with the metal plate looks really good, simple and elegant. If you are worried, perhaps practising with something that has the same hole in the centre would help.<br /><br />I know what you mean about an impending trip causing waves. I am filling in time before going off for a residential workshop - something I have not done for years, and all the time caring for my mother made me quite a hermit. So, now I am really apprehensive, which is totally ridiculous, ... but -<br /><br />Anyway, good luck, with everything.Olga Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10554469124546960971noreply@blogger.com