I have made it all day, without a nap, running on 3 hours sleep. Not something I was ever designed for, to be certain, but apparently I can do it. Be proud of me.
I have actually managed to separate myself from my keyboard and monitor long enough to do things. I won't say what those things are right now, because then you might expect to see proof of said things, and I am not playing that game right now.
No. I am not grouchy... I am just out of energy.
I have decided that I need to post at least 5 items tonight before I reward myself with sleep. I also need to sketch out a couple drafts for some reclaimed wood projects, but I haven't decided if that needs to be done tonight, or if it can wait until the morning.
I have a lot of rough-hewn wood that needs new purpose, and I need to use it before the ice makes it here, which means I have roughly 3-ish weeks if my approximations are correct. Maybe you will be seeing some larger stuff on my Etsy sooner than I originally thought.
I have also been considering harder, the option of making "how-to" videos for the things I make. I have already had a couple people tell me not to do it. The main reason being that everyone would be trying to cash in on the things I came up with... but I am not worried about that.
People are going to figure it out anyways, sooner or later.
Besides, my creativity knows no bounds... except for 24 hour days... and the fact that I have so many ideas, that I can't remember them all... and that I sleep between ideas...
Ok. So there are bounds... But I will never run out of ideas.
As I see it though, the beauty of art is this...
Whatever I make will always be what I made. There will always be that part of me put into it. Whoever copies me, has been inspired by me, and thus, their inspiration is still part me...
Not to mention...
The items I have in my shop were made with the intention of breathing new life into old items that would otherwise be sent to a landfill somewhere. If I can inspire other people to rescue and reuse items destined for the trash, should I really be that concerned with being stingy with my ideas... Ideas, I might add, that were inspired by existing ideas... Sure, I haven't seen CD suncatchers like mine, but there were already versions of CD suncatchers that helped me evolve an idea into what it is now.
... And if I can evolve an idea from other people, then other people can surely evolve an idea from me, and that to me is AWESOME!
Why stunt evolution for stinginess? Besides, not everyone is motivated or talented to be crafty. There are enough people out there who would much rather pay now and have an instant gratification, than invest various forms of their own DNA into making something for themselves. There will always be customers.
Put simply... I want to inspire other people... I want my ideas to procreate... (and I will stop there before I get to that weird part of my head)
If you would like to see how I do stuff, give me a heads-up on what you are most interested in, and remember there is more to come.
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