Procrastination...

I have been told that artists procrastinate. If that is true, then I am an artist and I can blame being an artist for my procrastination. I have been like this my entire life. I worked jobs that were high stress with unimaginable deadlines with numerous last minute changes. I think I became comfortable with working well under pressure. Well this last week it has snowballed on top of me. I have been trying to get glassware painted, cured for 4 days and then baked in the oven and ready for the weekly Farmers Market. I have the large banner to finish by this coming Saturday for the Art On Parade and I have to paint several pairs of shoes as samples for an upcoming Painted Sneakers class I am doing next month. All this while I try to post on social media and get this blog off the ground. Happy to report that I have been steadily moving forward on all fronts however I do need to start being a little more organized.

Last Saturday at the Farmers Market:

The front of the banner is done and varnished:

Yesterday was a long, busy day. I got the banner finished after fixing the mess from the black acrylic pen I used as the black lines bled as soon as the varnish hit them. I will be talking about that more later in a post where I review the products I have been trying out.

I did figure out how to fix and then get the entire banner varnished before having a meltdown over it all. From there I painted 12 glasses so that they can cure and get baked before Saturday's Farmers Market. I still have to make 10 more zipper pouches because I only have a couple left.

As for the sneakers, hopefully going to start those this afternoon after I finish the back of the banner.

I have realized I need to create a schedule for social media posting and blogging. Being inconsistent is really bothering me. So for now I will be blogging Monday, Wednesday and Friday and yes I do realize that today is Tuesday. I will be posting on Instagram and Facebook Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Sunday is my no electronics day.

It's down to the wire on finishing up this banner and getting more sneakers painted plus making more zipper bags and getting them designed. Procrastinating and continually feeling like I have plenty of time has not worked out again. Do you have a time management tip you can share? I need all the help I can get.

Thanks and have a creative day!

Robin

Comments

Last week update...

Last week update. First, got the banner finished for the Placerville Art on Parade display on Main Street in downtown Placerville. I am so excited to see all the artist's banners on the light posts displayed throughout the summer. Here is my banner: A Wood Sorrel Summer by Robin Rodriguez These banners are large and this was the biggest project I have ever done. It took up a lot of room. I used a 5'x3' folding table which I set up in my art space. I had no idea that it would take as long as it did to paint. This was definitely a humbling and learning project. Now that its done, I am excited to apply next year! I will be posting my banner when it's hung. (Both sides are painted however I forgot to photograph the back side when I completed it.) For more info on the Placerville Art On Parade and see more banners from previous years go to https://www.placervilleartonparade.org/ . Here's a new design I am doing on sneakers for an upcoming class: I will be at Batia Vi

Needed a little rest...

Last week was horrific. I am an empath and have been reeling from Buffalo, Uvalde and now the Tulsa tragedies. I got stuck in a mire of emotions which really impacted my ability to create or do much. I did find being outside and pulling the foxtail weeds helped a bit and got a much needed chore out of the way. Yesterday I felt like I could start painting and I finished a pair of white Converse Chucks that I washed with acrylic to a beautiful blue. I am really happy with how they came out. I now have an old pair of Chucks given to me by the 8 year old daughter of a Farmers Market vendor friend to paint. I think bringing this pair back to life for her will be healing for me. I do love a challenge! I figure if I could bring my old pink chucks back to life I can certainly bring these babies back! I had hired a person on Etsy to create my new logo. I really wanted a nice logo...and I hate it. I have hit my max of 3 revisions and I am stuck. What would you do? Hope you are taking care of yo

First time at the Farmer's Market...

Yesterday was opening day for the Certified Organic Farmer's Market in our County here in Northern California. I was approved for being one of the local artists approved for a vendor spot. It started off as a cloudy and cold morning around 40 degrees. The sun started to peak through about 10am which was warming. The weather here has been weird for sure. I was assured by the Master Gardener's that I was not the only one loosing springtime plants and flowers this year. Glad to know my pale green thumb hasn't gone completely brown. Here's a look at my table: I also had a few totes hanging from the two front corners of the pop-up that the market's organizer let me borrow. If I had waited to have a lot of merchandise to sell I would never have set up. I have done that before too many times. Plus I was in it for the sake of putting myself and my artwork out into the public. If I sold anything, that would be the bonus. And I did sell four painted wine glasses! It paid for

Robin's Creative Space

Search This Blog