Studio Redo

Tonight I finally got to spend some quality time in my studio working on my next piece of textile art, and as I was looking for wall space for this giant design, I realized that most of the projects on my wall are unfinished pieces that just aren't singing to me. Though on my wall are also several glorious photos I come across that are pinned on posterboard, and pieces of fabric on which I've tried a new technique but haven't yet figured out what to do with the fabric yet, I realized that having those unfinished, unloved pieces staring me down is probably not my best way to be productive.

What's more is that two of those pieces are about fear. A few years ago, I thought if I gave fear a visual representation and physically constructed it that I might come to terms with it, but I find that I'd rather work on things that make me happy and feel constructive. It's sort of in the same vein of positive psychology: focusing on what's good and makes you happy rather than on regurgitating and reliving the past.

So tomorrow my first order of business will be to take those down, put them away, pull out pieces that I love and hang those in the empty space that will not currently be working space for this project.

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