staying creative

AFTER I DID ALL THAT I COULD DO IN THE STUDIO, I TOOK MY DIE FORMS BACK TO MY BOYFRIEND'S TO FILE AND SAND. I FEEL LIKE ONCE I'M IN THE STUDIO FROM 8AM TO WHENEVER CLASS IS OVER, IT'S TIME TO LEAVE! THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH I CAN TAKE. WHEN IT COMES TO WORK I AM DEFINITELY MORE OF A MORNING/DAY PERSON THAN A NIGHT PERSON. I PHYSICALLY CAN'T WORK LATE AT NIGHT, IT JUST TURNS OUT LIKE SHIT. I DON'T KNOW HOW PEOPLE CAN STAY UP ALL NIGHT IN THE STUDIO... I THINK I WOULD ACCIDENTALLY CUT OFF MY HAND OR SOMETHING. PEOPLE THINK I'M CRAZY WHEN I'M IN THE STUDIO EVERY MORNING BUT IT WORKS FOR ME. I'M NOT GOING TO LIE AND SAY I'M NOT TIRED BUT IT'S NICE TO START A DAY BY BEING PRODUCTIVE.

I FEEL LIKE BEING SURROUNDED BY JEWELRY/ OBJECT DESIGN ALL THE TIME CAN BE INCREDIBLY OVERWHELMING!! I LOVE THE BOOKS AND DOING RESEARCH FOR CLASS BUT SOMETIMES I HAVE TO READ A BOOK THAT I CHOSE OR LOOK AT STUFF THAT DOESN'T APPLY BUT THAT I LIKE. THAT'S WHY I WAS SO EXCITED TO GET THAT JUXTAPOZ BOOK. I FEEL BAD BUT IF I DON'T DO THOSE THINGS, I THINK I WOULD GO INSANE (NOT THAT I'M ALREADY NOT). I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING TO STILL BE CREATIVE AND TAKE A BREAK FROM THE ASSIGNMENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, LAST NIGHT I WENT TO MCDANIEL'S ADVANCED STUDIO WITH MY BOYFRIEND SO HE COULD GET SOME WORK DONE WHILE I FILED AND SANDED MY FORMS. IT WAS STILL AN ART SPACE/ENVIRONMENT BUT I WAS IN A DIFFERENT SPACE! HE PAINTED AS I WORKED ON MY DIE FORMS BUT AS I GOT BORED/NEEDED A BREAK, I'D PAINT TOO (ON THE WALL). I WAS ORIGINALLY A PAINTING MAJOR SO PAINTING IS JUST A NATURAL ESCAPE FOR ME. WHEN I'M AT HOME, BOBBY AND I WILL JUST GET IN A PAINTING MOOD AND WILL PAINT FOR THE EVENING. I'M STILL BEING AN ARTIST AND MY MIND IS STILL IN A CREATIVE MODE EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT DOING JEWELRY (I KNOW I DON'T HAVE ANY EXTRA TIME!). I WISH I HAD ALL THE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT OF THE JEWELRY STUDIO AT MY HOUSE (ONE DAY HOPEFULLY!). I THINK EVERYONE PROBABLY HAS SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE TO TAKE TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY TO DO TO STAY SANE.

AFTER THE ARTHUR HASH LECTURE, BOBBY AND I FELT SO INSPIRED AND WE WANTED TO STRIVE FOR MORE. WE WANTED TO DO MORE/ BE MORE AS AN ARTIST. SO I WAS TRYING TO THINK OF CREATIVE CAFFEINE FOR US SO PAINTING EVERY COUPLE DAYS IS GOOD BUT I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING EVERYDAY. IN HIS STUDIO CLASS THEY HAVE TO DO DAILY CHRONICLES AND SINCE HE HAS BEEN SKETCHING EVERYDAY, I SEE A HUGE PROGRESSION FROM WHEN HE FIRST STARTED. SO, I WANT TO START SKETCHING THE SAME THING EVERYDAY FOR AT LEAST 5 MINTUES AND SEE HOW I IMPROVE. I THINK BOBBY AND I ARE GOING TO SKETCH EACH OTHER SINCE IT'S THE SAME BUT SORT OF DIFFERENT EACH DAY. I'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW THAT GOES. SO FAR WE HAVEN'T STARTED YET BUT I WANT TO SOON.