Posts Tagged “starting a new project”

Okay, I’ve got nothing right now, but, I’m still working. The good news is that I’m not subbing this week and plan on starting on some colored porcelain experiments that I mentioned in my last post. I was listening to a podcast yesterday on my run (the first run in 2 weeks since I got a nasty cold - it’s amazing how fast we lose fitness), and the interviewee mentioned that she starts a new project by cleaning her studio. She recalled a prof in grad school telling her that if she was cleaning, she had no ideas and was just filling up time.

I thought about that, and I have to disagree. Cleaning, paves the way to productivity. I don’t know about you, but after a project comes to a close or even just an extended period of work, my studio is a mess like a tornado came through overnight. Starting fresh, helps pave the way for a new project or period of work. I figured out that that’s what I do, I work in spurts. Making, glazing, firing - start over.

So, I’m going to take the time today to clean my studio, including wet mopping the floor. I have ideas in my head, but haven’t sketched them out. How do you start a new project?

Fondly,

~Cynthia