That brief moment

There always comes a point when looking at the current project is a big part of the work. I mean really looking and just spending quality time with it.

I had borrowed back my photo background stand and lights to make today’s last minute sprint to the deadline a little easier. I photographed Summer pinned to the design wall bit I knew 36 was too big to light evenly enough that way.

When the whole thing was done I took myself out to dinner and a glass of wine. I was hungry and the wine tasted great!

Then I came home and packed up the lights and took down the quilt, horizontal bars still inside. I brought it upstairs and hung it back up on the sewing room.

It looks big!

Well. I guess I could do something normal like take out some trash.

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the final push for 36

I went to bed last night when I forgot that all four sides of the facings pretty much have to go on at the same time. No big deal to nick out a bit of stitching and put the remaining two sides on, but I took it as a sign to give up for the night. So today I sewed the remaining two sides down, did that tricky bit of sewing the facing to the seam allowance all the way around (same as you would for clothing – so the edge rolls toward the facing side. Then a whole lot of pressing and de-linting etc and finally some photographs.

Who knows if this will actually get in, but I’m calling it good. I would really laugh if the second piece I submitted: Summer Seen From September, 2001 got in instead LOL.

I like how it turned out – I think the ring of words is just there enough. And just mysterious enough to still make people wonder what it’s all about.

I better order some thread tonight! Not much black left believe it or not.

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#25

Closing in on the deadline.

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Advice from Robert Genn

Boldness has genius, power and magic. Engage, and the mind grows heated. Begin, and the work will be completed. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) (Aka get off your butt and do the work). Thanks Robert Genn and his newsletter

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Rants and other stuff

If a rant blooms on a blog and nobody reads it… Well. It’s a good thing I don’t worry about viewer eyeballs.

Meanwhile the debate rages on re art and use of digital imaging. It’s enough to send me to an analog cave somewhere.

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