Roller coaster

I didn’t sleep very well tonight and I’m still not sure whether it was because I was looking forward to starting on the new pieces (with thoughts running through my head full of ideas on finishes and details that I haven’t figured out yet) or because I was in a state of a suppressed panic as I got some not very good news recently that will affect me financially (and I suspect there is more to come from other sources - the perils of being a self-employed solo parent). Regardless of my insomnia, I spent a lovely day designing a still-to-be-secret project and outlining the shapes of the future collection. I was a bit worried that my sawing skills might be a bit rusty after a month-long break, but everything went exactly as it should, and I didn’t break a single blade. Achievement.

Even better is that every time I dedicate my time to making something new (whether it is jewellery or painting or drawing), I feel very calm and at peace with myself. I suppose it’s my kind of meditation that helps focus thoughts and experience different types of emotions. It is a brilliant antidote for any type of stress, frustration or anxiety. For the time being, I’m hoping to carve at least an hour every day till the 1st of February to spend at the bench - making. May the admin stuff find its way around this priority, lol.

Do you also feel a difference in the quality of your life between days when you were creative and when not? I wonder if it is a common thing…

Silver pieces ready to be filed, hammered, shaped… still covered in silver dust…