Leanne, Lynette and I checked out
Handmade Nation the other night and after watching the film, all I wanted to do was make, make, make stuff. Then, the director got up to speak and just seemed so burnt out and disillusioned that it was shades of PD... ugh, I remember that about the arts. Boo.
I won't fall for it this time, just gonna stick to crafts on the side. I've had a few conversations this week about the pros and cons of turning your passion into your career. We kind of did that with the shop, and I've definitely noticed that I shop less as a hobby now - probably a good thing! Keith was saying that he's stayed away from a career in biking for the same reason. Something to think about, I guess.
Tomorrow is craft day, and we're hoping to get three project done, although that might be a bit over-ambitious. Leanne is going to acid wash some jeans, we're both going to do some potato printing and make washer necklaces. Today I want to think about colour for the washer necklace and what exactly I want to potato print. I'm thinking some muslin or canvas for a tote bag? But do I really need another tote bag? Maybe placemats?
A couple of other things to add to my list:
1. I want to learn to screen print.
2. Paper cuts. Ummm... I dont' want to get a paper cut, I want to make a paper cut. Of all the artists in the doc, Nikki Mcclure was probably the most interesting to me. I really like her work and would love to try it. Amy Carol publishes paper cut patters.
3. Look at Sublime Stitching's embroidery patterns.
Photo from: http://www.homeofthesampler.com/howtos/smallobject.html
