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12/9/2013

I watched a marvelous program on PBS called Craft In America. It has a different slant for each episode and it spotlights top artists in various disciplines. One of the artists interviewed said something that resonated with me, especially today.

I have not been very inspired lately; I've been mostly working on the boring things like taking pictures of product, writing about product, getting supplies to make product that the muse gave up I guess. The particular artist interviewed said when she felt stagnant she would stop being serious and just play. So today I did; I had a playdate with clay.

I recently had the privilege of taking a class from Leslie Blackford with about 30 other lucky people. During the class she encouraged us to try our hand at sculpture. Two things came out of my mind that day-a horse and a bird skull. I made a few of the bird skulls for pendants but never did much with the horse until today. Since today was supposed to be about play the horse seemed fitting. If you have ever watched horses in the field you will notice how they love to run, gambol and jump around-they love to play!

I think this little break was what I needed to get back in the saddle again and start rustling up a few new ideas. Thanks for visiting!
~Kathy

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Tears And Tenacity

12/2/2013

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Today was a very stressful day and I am so glad that it is coming to a close. As some of you may know the site on which I was planning to park my "store" has had a fire and all their offices and servers were destroyed. This came after I had moved all my photos and data regarding my products to this site from the one I was previously promoting. So not only did I feel stupid after pestering you all for votes but I had to go through the process of finding a new site and starting all over again. My friends gave me lots of good suggestions but in the end I chose to just use my own site. I have had this for ages and it is were my blog originates. But I have never really promoted it as a primary store. I decided that I was tired of promoting etsy, zibbet, and all the others, now I'm am promoting me.
Hah! Easier said than done. Writing a blog is nothing, but learning how to set up a whole new store, at least for this 60 *cough* *cough* something year old is not an easy task. Different store, different techniques...and of course my fair share of bugs...
Several times today I have been on the verge of tears, ready to throw in the towel and give up. I was seriously thinking of just giving ALL of it up. Then I stopped and thought about two people who are my inspiration when it comes to sticking with something. My son, who has been through so much adversity and unfairness in his life and who still has hope for the newness of life. And my granddaughter who also has been dealt a hard hand by life but who managed to turn it into a winning game. Just yesterday I watched her trying to learn crocheting for the first time. Sure she made some funny mistakes, got frustrated and wondered why she was doing this in the first place but she persevered and is making great progress. I took a moment, thought about them, and figured if they could do it, then who was I to give up?
And yes, I finally figured it out; I still have lots of product to add but as Scarlet said - tomorrow's another day.
So all this is my way of saying thanks Byron and Sarah - you guys are my inspiration.

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