I’m trying not to think of how much I need to do over the next week and a half. If I take it all in, I’ll just panic and not get anything done at all.
I do have enough people signed up for my workshop though which is good, as I can now shove that to one side and not think about it again until after the weekend. I did get an email off someone saying that they couldn’t do an evening session, so would I consider a day workshop if they found a venue. Initially I thought that would be great as it would be leading along the path I wanted to go, but I didn’t get a response back when I said I would charge £65 for the two hours. Did they think that was too expensive? I’m not lowering the cost though – sorry! It just wouldn’t be worth it for me, especially as that includes my prep time AND materials!
My house is getting increasingly chaotic as I continue to pick up things that might be useful, shoving them away in boxes ( or more likely just dumping them on the floor !) for the three workshops
My evenings have been filled with making small books for the weekend…. but the next stage this week is setting up at the Barnaby festival on Thursday. I ended up making just 70 pairs of paper work boots as I thought more and more about not being paid. I did them more at my leisure, rather than working maniacally round the clock this time.
I have mixed feelings about it . I felt excited when packing them up as I felt a huge sense of achievement. My installations do draw poeple in, so I feel good about that. I generally get good photos of them too, so I can use them as publicity for my own work, but it’s a big no no over making a living. Best I can get from it is that it drives people to my website. I must keep thinking of the positives here and not get caught up in the negatives.
Friday is the day of setting up the open studio tour…..but really, its best not to even think about that now ( OR the two group exhibitions coming up over summer!)
Today is my 4th workday in and I must keeping trying to do my best there and not see it as the damn nuisance it is for taking up my valuable time :-(
