“Clarity: Having a clear picture of the outcomes you desire today.” Yeah just read this and I can’t seem to do it. I become distracted by thinking, yes; thinking is a form of distraction for me. I try to focus but my thoughts keep interrupting me dragging me far away until I start dreaming of things that I need to do and in the end I don’t do what I set out to do. So I started to question if I really wanted to do it in the first place or was I seeking a purposeful distraction in order to convince myself that I had something to do. The idea became known as “the jacket” because if I can make the jacket then I can start a project and actually finish which in turn would demonstrate that I can focus and accomplish a task and hopefully become a bit more inspired to take on the next piece which would be “the dress” or more aptly put “the evening gown” all this thought process to do something I used to do without much preparation but again I was in the industry and all the tools I needed were at hand. Now after being away for fifteen years I am slow finding my way back and realizing that I should have never given all those tools away and now I’m frantically searching for. Thank you internet, now I have to gather the money and buy these essential goods because I live in Boston and the only place in Boston that carried these items shut down about three weeks ago (ah no heads up) just gone. So I believe that this Friday as it is pay day and if no (financial) emergency rears its ugly head I will go ahead and place my much needed order and wait. The one thing I hate to do is getting all fired up for a party and then not being able to go or worse it turns out to be a drag. I sit here thinking and the thoughts turn to sketching come to think about it I should just sketch until my tools are delivered…productive thinking….not giving in to the distractions only if they are productive and help me get closer to my goal…. The completion of ”the jacket”….hey! have a great day ‘cause now I’m gonna sketch…what are you thinking about doing?
2 comments:
Whats "the jacket" look like?
can you make me this jacket for less than the $480 they want to charge?
http://www.historypreservation.com/hpassociates/detailpop.php?uniqnum=59
"the jacket" is used as a metaphor for my re-entry into the design world but i am also making one for a young lady with painted sleeves as soon as its ready i will send you a picture. The one you linked to is a bargain just the specs alone and the work involved is worth it. You should try looking in a Army Surplus store you could find one for about $250. I would probably charge you about the same.
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