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Tammara Jo Rankila's avatar

I had a meditation on perfectionism today,and how procrastination fits into it. Smacked me in the face. I'm learning, and growing every day how it all fits together. Hope your feeling better soon. You drive my frequency up. Much love and curiosity ❤️.

Joan M Brenner's avatar

I hope you feel better soon.

That one is easy for me. I’ve wanted to join an artist guild in my town since I moved here and that is my goal. As you’ve beautifully addressed on this newsletter at times, sometimes as artists we just don’t feel ready or like we have enough or that or arts not “edgy” enough, etc etc.. So that is something I will change this year.

Marjolein van Vessem's avatar

I don't know. I followed a course in bobbin lacemaking, I loved it. Then my, already chronically ill, husband became really sick and I stopped participating in the course. My beloved died. That is 3 years ago and I am slowly becoming a new person. But I cannot find the energy or motivation or whatever you call it, to start making lace again. I sew, embroider, started weaving but no bobbinlacemaking. I can't discover what I need to do to start again.

Joan M Brenner's avatar

So sorry for your loss. Maybe now just isn’t the time to start making lace. I also weave, Have you tried creating lace like woven fabric? Maybe that’s where you need to be in your craft at the moment. Create something new.

Marjolein van Vessem's avatar

Thank you. Joan. I am just a beginner at weaving and I really love it. I will do some plain weaving first before I start doing more complicaties work!. But thank you for the idea!