but the zine symposium was cool, and inspiring. i was very pleased to finally buy some clutch comics, and to get some free comics/zines and to meet a few people. and see prints and crafts and zines and comics.
lately i have been working on a sweater for my cousin. it is going well. i have really done a lot in just a few days but it is thicker yarn i guess. and i'm just working on the back panel so far.
it is the brown one at top left. (the book is from the 70s i think) i am also hoping to finish up a quilt i have been refurbishing these last many weeks for mike. he bought it for $25 at an estate sale and i have whip stitched and blanket stitched around every square as it is old and hand sewn. i think it compliments it well. i'm now in the process of retying it as most of the ties were breaking anyway. i guess i will take some pictures sometime. i have been trying to finish it as he is finally in his new house, for a housewarming present.
um...so.. there are lots of things going on as i am wondering what to do for a job and who i want to be. i would love to work with fabric and things... or do something i already love doing, like printing... but it is hard to know what to do, and i will have to make real money soon. sigh.
but it has been nice to work on projects and quilts and things i have put off from school. i have jeans to cut up for more quilts...and other fabric waiting to be transformed. i have my comic diary from africa still not finished and not erased. and i have a whole list of things i hope to do. so i hope this will be a productive week and that i will be able to clean up and make things and perhaps work on music or organize photos on my computer which is very much needed. and perhaps i will think of a project i could sell, even if it is just occasionally and for fun. i still like the idea of making puppets and more pillowcases and things. my first attempt at etsy was not great, and my lack of sales i guess i took personally, but i think i could be better at it, or go about it in a better way. our reading for our "how to be a real artist" class said to make money as many ways as possible, so that if one thing is slow or doesn't work you will still make money other places. like consigning things, having a part time job, doing custom orders, etsy, etc. so... we'll see. i love makeing things for free... and i find that it's hard to ask for money for my cds. but it would also be good if i got paid a little, especially for big projects. unless it's a gift or something, you know?
anyway... i am excited for where i will go in life, and though i am not always very brave i am trying to be braver this year. trying to just do things and make things and remember that i don't have to just be one thing but can still work with yarn and fabric and printing and crafts and become a better musician and have a job of some sort. and i'm thankful for all my inspiring friends who have been working hard at art or their dreams and trying to make that their work.
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