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Friday, May 15, 2009
Creativity and other things
Written under the influence of The Killers.
It's a weird thing, creativity. I've always been a bit aggravated with my brand of creativity. I am creative/talented with a lot of things. But none of them exceptional or rather none of them is a stand out. I am slightly musical, more than slightly visual, then there's the making of actual objects and the creating of words and stories...my best. I want to and I am drawn to it all...but I only have so much Muse at one time. The more I write, the less I design. The more I design/draw the less I write. The more I play music, the less I write or design. (Although listening to music does tend to re-fill the creative well and gets the creative juices flowing.) I feel pulled in many many directions.
I desperately need to do a re-design of Dubh Croi, the other blog (not to mention the website my mother wants me to create for her). But, I feel all used up. I have been devoting a lot of energy into designing and writing. I have been neglecting the writer part of me for ages (and I was writer before nearly anything else...I drew and makes paper things before I could write). And I want to stop neglecting the Writer.
I guess I am just a little aggravated with my self right now. And I feel the need to rant about it.
On to other things: I promised pictures. This is the cone of Habu Bamboo, HCW sent me (since they had charged my card for it)...one less thing to wind!!
Jamey ordered this from Amy Designs (it was made esp. for me-feeel the love!) for me as a Mother's Day gift. I absolutely adore it. One, it's a bag (and I love bags...perfect yarn/project bag-just needs a handle); B) it's red, black and gold (my favourite colours); and Lastly, it's ASIAN. LOVE it!
And see how wonderfully my yarn complements it? It will certainly be a pleasure to work with this yarn...it'll be a luxurious wrap someday!
(I also took loads of pictures of my local wildflowers. You can find them in Dubh Croi.)
Oh and because all Knitting Blogs whose writes own cats, must have a mascot or two. Here is one of the kitty mascots. Gina, my funny Ginger Tabby.
AmyDesigns of Artfire is donating 100% of her Sales on Apr 7th to the National Assoc for Down Syndrome
Amy designs has some amzing quilt work. I have been watching her on Artfire for about a month now, and coming from a family that has one amazing quilter for a Grandmother I should know. She makes some really amazing quilt tapestries that are desgined to be interchangable in her custom frame, so you can have diffferent designs up through out the year. There is the Birthday cake for those special days, some amazing bunnies for Spring and Easter, or look at the amazing work with the Pear, she was even able to show the shodow. She also makes handbags and purses from repuposed meterials some are even vintage materials.
To go along with this Amy will be donating 100% of all sales on Apr 7th to the National Assoc for Down Syndrome in honor of her sons 21st birthday. I you want to read more of her story you can in the ByHand.Me Forums http://www.byhand.me/component/option,com_fireboard/Itemid,60/catid,22/func,view/id,4349/ She wrote a lovely poem many years ago and shared it with us there. Please support her and buy something from her store on April 7th, the money will go to a good cause, and you will be getting a wonderful work of art!
Written under the influence of The Killers.
