Archive for In the Studio
Telecraftastic
Posted by: | CommentsGlitter Ornaments, Drawing Fun, Sewing Tidbits & More
Yes! The Telecrafting Teleseminar is next Wednesday, Dec. 16th at 4pm. Whoa–time flies–Christmas is just around the corner! What does that mean for you?
It means that if you’d like to make a gift or two this year, and you’d like some support in the way of carving out a structured time to get it done, then you’ll need to order a Glitter Decoupage Ornament kit soon soon soon, now (ish), so I can assemble it, pack it and ship it out so you get it in time for our Dec. 16th rendezvous. I’m excited.
So, if you want to participate in the free conference call, you’ll need to order by this Saturday morning EST at the very very latest.
(Of course, you can always order the kits right up til Christmas day and make them whenever you’d like.)
Everything gets sent out priority mail, so if you live on the West Coast and you’d like to join in on the call, it might be better to order today, so I can get it out to you by Friday.
Testimonials
If you’re still on the fence, click here to read a couple-three testimonials from happy ornament kit crafters. I’ve gotten the nicest emails and Facebook & Twitter feedback–everyone seems to be having a really good time.
If you have any questions, btw, that you need answered before you can buy, feel free to contact me and I’ll get back to you asap.
Other Fun Stuff
Cool Drawing Warm Up/Loosening Up Exercise
I stumbled across this wonderful “artist warm up exercise” on Instructables.com and wanted to share. I think I’m going try this one out myself–it looks fun and is a great way to get jumpstarted. Click here to view. Read More→
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Letting Your Family Off the Hook
Posted by: | CommentsThe Many Faces of Feedback
I thought I’d continue to explore the nuances and perils of getting feedback (and the different ways it can manifest) because it brings up a lot of complicated feelings that can undermine our ability to protect ourselves in order to keep creating without getting discouraged.
(Or start creating again when it’s been a long time since we’d made anything.)
So today’s post is about the difficulty of getting unpleasant feedback from our families and loved ones, feeling unsupported, and what we might be able to do about that.
Feeling Exposed
The tricky thing about making anything visual is that your work process itself is visible to the people around you (as opposed to writing, for instance, where you can close your notebook or shut off your computer). Read More→
To Thine Own Self Be True and Other Difficulties
Posted by: | CommentsThe other day, I went on a business forum I’m a member of, and I asked for some feedback on a few projects I’m working on. I got some. And then I was hurt and angry.
Hmm. As someone who has made her living designing things, I thought that I’d gotten good at asking for feedback only when I’m willing to hear whatever someone has to say. (When what you make is part of a business discussion, it can get a little callous, so it helps if you learn strategies for toughening up.)
So I clearly blew it this time, which I only realized after I got feedback I didn’t want. AND, to make matters worse, I hid my hurt and displeasure and thanked them for their comments.
Oh brother.
And then I had a fight with my husband instead. Alas.
Because he basically said, “Who cares what they think?”
Well, it turns out I did. Too much. Read More→
A Week in Retrograde? But it’s only Tuesday!
Posted by: | CommentsSo you might not know this about me, but I’m kind of “into” astrology and have had my chart done a few times.
Don’t confuse this with actually knowing about astrology–I can never remember the significance of this house or that, but I find it completely fascinating all the same, and I love getting my weekly reading from Rob Brezny’s Free Will Astrology, because it’s always right on, and his writing is so life-affirming and expansive.
I share this little personal factoid today because I’m thinking something is terribly “retrograde” in the stars this week (for just me or you too?), and it’s only Tuesday. Ugh. Read More→
In the Studio #3
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Kits Are Almost Done and the Glitter is Everywhere
My first set of holiday kits–Patchwork Glitter Decoupage Ornaments are almost done–and I’m so excited. (When I start to see glitter on my husband’s face, I know things are reaching critical mass.)
On the left is a little glimpse of what’s in store, although it’s difficult to see the glistening crystal glitter finish on top that adds the special touch–I’m hoping the effect shows up more clearly in the upcoming how-to video as I demonstrate the before and after.
It’s basically a super high quality grown up glitter that works like magic fairy dust–transforming the decoupage from “nice” to “wow” in the final step. I think you’re going to love it.
I’ve also created 4 brand new papers to choose from, designed specifically for this technique: Read More→
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In the Studio #2
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So I’ve been running around like a crazy woman this week getting ready for a show of my digital collage transfers at Bishop’s Stock Gallery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Yesterday, I delivered my artwork and met with Ann Coates, the gallery owner. She’s so warm and easy to talk to, I immediately felt relaxed. Afterward though, I felt a little jellyfish-y in the arms–the exhausted-but-finished feeling that can come from an insanely overbooked September and the rush of meeting a deadline. Whew.
Fine Art Photography Woes
My goal making my digital collage transfers is to make each piece glow in the right lighting–which they pretty much do. Of course, the downside is that when a novice photographer (that means me) tries to take an accurate photo of a glowing thing, that glowing suddenly becomes a glaring. Alas.
Did I give up? Almost Heck no. I put on my big girl panties and kept snapping until I had fairly decent reproductions minus the glowing (mostly). But they still look better in person. Ah well, whaddya gonna do?
Share and Share Alike
All caveats aside however, and because I’m mostly braindead, busy choosing my outfit, still getting ready for the show, I thought I’d share a few images of my new work as well as provide a few links if you want to see more. Here are three: Read More→
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In the Studio (#1)
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Bits of String Too Short to Save
News Flash! We’ve got a new topic category here at Make Great Stuff Central. (Well more accurately, here at Jackson Street Studios, because that’s the actual name of my business–Make Great Stuff is the name of my blog…But I digress.)
I realized recently that I accumulate bits of news, make exciting plans, run across neat links, read insightful magazine articles, etc. (with the emphasis on etc.) that I’d like to share with you, my readers, that feel too short to be separate blog posts on their own. But together! Now that’s a blog post.
And these together-y blog posts would give us a chance to get to know each other better anyway. So I decided to create a special category for these friendly, semi-regular, rambling-general-sorts-of-blog-posts. I’ve dubbed them “In the Studio“, and this is my first one.
Let the sharing begin! Read More→
My name is Sarah Bush and this is my blog dedicated to helping busy artistic people like you weave creativity back into your life again.
