Where two of my closest art buddies are frugal I am a spend thrift. If it looks interesting and I can beg, borrow or steal the $$$ (from myself of course) it is usually mine. There are not as many needs in my creative stash of things as there are likes and what ifs. This way of thinking and doing I justify by categorizing it as courageous instead of wasteful. To myself honest I must follow my friend Sherrys example. Any time she buys a book or invests in a workshop she chalenges herself to create something marketable or find a way to apply the new information to her work. That makes a lot of sense in the business of art.
So now I'm starting mini projects inspired by my creative summer reads. Instead of "read" my scenario is more like this: open the book, scan the pages, start doing what I think I see, hmmmm- errrr- oops!, go back and read the book. I'm not recommending this, just sharing. I'm mentally planing out how these mini projects could develope into greater finished artwork and also trying to create a routine that will afford me time to play in each project daily. The last two early mornings have been spent on my deck hand piecing part of a passacaglia design from Willyne Hammerstein's book "Millefiori Quilts". I haven't hand pieced since I first started quilting. Let the adventure begin!