[Jewelry making - Article 00517] - Re: [Orchid] Getting unstuck

[Barb Baur]

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Catherine,

    I get my design inspirations from people. 

    I'll  be talking with a friend and think...wow, it's so cool how
    she's into dolphins or papillons. Or it's really neat how he speaks
    Gaelic...then an idea will come, I'll sketch it out and they suddenly
    have a nice gift. (My friends wear more of my jewelry than I do
    <smile>) When I look at my work I see the people it was inspired by. 

    I don't often get stuck with technique, but when I have, I've found
    that knowing it's a gift somehow gets me over the hump. 

    Oh wait, you wanted to make money didn't you? Well when I do the
    design I'm thinking of that "gift" as my prototype, my research and
    model to photograph for my website/brochures. 

    I have also found Julia Cameron's The Artist Way very helpful when
    I'm stuck in projects...or overwhelmed with deadlines. The morning
    pages (journalling) are my lifelines sometimes as I try to keep
    myself on track in both my life and my art. 

Barb Baur

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