Weekly Update #2
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LAST WEEK
Started crocheting a metal wire border for a piece in my solo exhibition and it looks sick!!!! Super stoked on how it turned out. The other main colour I use for this type of work at the moment is a light purple, might try some plain wire for that. Realistically there’s not a huge colour range unless I maybe find a specialized supplier, but I also don’t want to go investing in a bigger selection for now anyway.
Saw a hack for knitting sleeves where you put the rest of the garment in a mixing bowl in your lap, and just spin the bowl instead of picking the whole thing up to turn around. It’s incredible. Works a treat. 100000000000000/10 would highly recommend.
Tested crocheting a cloud ornament! Been thinking of things I can incorporate into my table display and found a free pattern. Very cutie, plus it helps with using up scraps for stuffing.
Edited pieces for upcoming issues of SAD and Chthonic Lit. It makes me kind of nervous every time, because you can’t control how someone’s going to receive any type of feedback, but I find editing really fulfilling. I’m regularly delighted by the opportunity to interact with work by other writers, and the all-caps texts sent to my EIC, punctuated by whole paragraphs of exclamation marks, can attest to that.
THIS WEEK
Start working on a set of practice bundles for sketching. I always do better with a little bit of structure, and this feels like a relatively low-pressure process. Drawing in any capacity is a skill I’ve always felt self-conscious about, but one I really want to build up.
Scan some doodles (speaking of drawing lol) and think of a few new designs for stickers. Also putting together at least two more new zines. Gonna have a fresh drop for VABF!
PERSONAL
Some real ups and downs. Got some validating feedback on my studio work. Grateful to be helping out at my parents’ while there’s a heatwave, ‘cause my south-facing apartment turns not-so-fun hotbox in the sky.
I’ve been noticing that I have a tendency to pare back when translating ideas to physical creations, and pondering how to push past that more often. Most of it likely stems from fear (see: rejection sensitive dysphoria, perfectionism, both of which are common in people with ADHD). The noticing and pondering is good, because it helps kick the rumination and curiosity into gear. It becomes a point of interest (though sometimes also of unhelpful frustration); when something becomes interesting, I want to tease it apart and divine insight from the tangled guts.