So, after years of making stuff, creating stuff, tearing stuff apart and redoing "stuff" painting and making... I am finally putting my creativity into something I can...well, put my creativity into. Simple, right? There are not enough hours in a day nor enough time to do what I have working in my head. The wheels are always turning and I curse the clock! Which reminds me of the Twilight Zones episode where the guy gets the stopwatch and he can stop time. McNulty used his power to rob a bank... and he was well, a complete greedle that was accused of setting the art of conversation back 1000 years and well, I would only use the stopwatch to add a few hours on each work-day, and maybe for a nap or two? And Yessss of course I would share it with people! It'd be bad karma to do otherwise, right?
Anyways, I love making things and I love being inspired by creative people. Being around creative people just feeds the need to do more! That and reading really great literary authors. I am the nerd that either buys used books online en masse or I am at the bookstore sitting on the floor reading everything I can.
Now, I am trying to put my energy into making really great, wearable, unique jewelry.
Advantages? Making things that other people love and want more of... and I get to wear my own stuff!
My inspiration comes from color, form and feel. How girly? huh? I usually get an idea while I am falling asleep or I'll dream it. I have gotten up at all hours of the night/morning to write things down and look things up or start making things...
It takes a long time to find the gemstones I want to use. I hate when they are ordinary, so I look for things that are unusual or extremely pretty. Then I try to put them to use how I imagine them. ANd imagine how hard it is to find the things that you DREAM of? Good grief!
The most time consuming thing of all isn't making things at all. It is the time I take to create websites, paperwork, tags, bags, shipping invoices and all that other stuff that is soooo unfamiliar for me and a creative halt. Well, maybe it's not so uncreative after all. It takes a consumate professional to love book-keeping. I suck, but I can manage enough to send pretty things to people who want them! Let me worry about the paperwork! You just order what you like! ok!? Your my utmost priority!
The ETSY site is new and I am so new at it that I am freaked out making it. Just jump in and fix it as you go... I guess that'll be my motto for now?
SO far I have shown my work at craft shows and made things for friends. I was invited to do another show for mothers day for an event for Ewa By Gentry. I'll post more about that later...
You can email me at aquashella@earthlink.net
Cheers for now,
jjj
