OK. This week. Is gonna be a bit nuts. I worked all Saturday morning/afternoon trying to get the alternative assignment done for sex ed. Successful at that. Can’t use the same one they use in 7th grade. That’s silly. But now it actually exists. I have a ton of stuff to get done in the next three days. I spaced out on packing up a quilt this weekend, so that’s after school. So is clay. So is book club. It’s all good. I’ll get through it all. I might even sleep at night. Maybe.
So clay stuff. I finished carving the sgraffito piece and started adding underglaze colors.
It’s going to take a while…
Someone was like, then stop! Don’t do it! It’s fine the way it is!
Maybe. But I want to try what’s in my head. I can always do this again without all the colors. I know how now.
Getting the space to experiment as an established artist is hard. Also people are always telling me what they think I should do.
I really don’t do critiques. I have a voice, I know what I’m doing most of the time. It’s in my head. My SAQA local group met on Zoom yesterday and now they’re setting up critiques, and I’m like, ugh, no. Don’t wanna. It’s fine. I know some people want other people to give them suggestions. I don’t. Thanks.
The tiles got bisque-fired…
They need a clear glaze on top.
Friday night’s dinner drawing.
We had a family dinner Saturday night, so no drawing then.
And then lots of Wonder Under being trimmed…Friday night…
Saturday night…
And I finished Sunday night, just over 10 hours…
I started sorting, but then was reminded that we had to make the bed, and then it was bedtime. So I didn’t finish. Tonight there’s a lot going on, but I’m hoping to finish sorting and get the office organized and cleaned up for ironing to fabrics. I do still have another quilt that is ready to be ironed together. I may start that first. We’ll see. It’s all starting to pile up in here. I have a quilt top that is half stitched down, still waiting for my sewing machine to come home. I know the necessary part was shipped a little over a week ago. Frustrating.
This silly boy apparently had fleas.
Like WTF, that’s why you’re on flea meds. So he got a bath. I didn’t do it.
I spent a little time cleaning up plants on the deck and found this swallowtail cocoon.
It was empty, but it was cool to find, hidden away like that.
OK. I’m very much in survival mode at the moment. Getting stuff done, a little bit at a time. Panicking when I realize something isn’t done. Lots of not sleeping and trying to remember shit. I write a lot of things down and then forget to look at the lists, plus I have phone reminders, but then I ignore them. Good brain. Silly staff meeting today. Hopefully better than the last ones about literacy (unlikely). Then clay. Then pack up quilt. Book club. Sort Wonder Under. Clean office. Maybe in that order.