What the Heck Am I Doing?
Before I formally unveil this site to the world, I’d really like to have it pretty much figured out. And I don’t just mean the whole “How do I blog?” thing, I mean knowing what goes where and what exactly I want to focus on. Yes, I want to blog about the creative experience, but is there some aspect or theme I want to explore? Do I include “mundane” creations – like cooking? Should I force myself to be more “arty” than “crafty”? What the heck am I doing anyhow?!?!?
Well, I’m still mulling over all of the above, and I likely will be for the next little while at least. (If you have any suggestions, PLEASE feel free to share them.) However, I did make one decision. In addition to having at least a few posts already up for you to read, I decided to include an unchanging gallery of things that I’ve made in the past. Partly so that readers could get an idea of where I’m coming from, and partly for my own inspiration. There’s nothing quite like looking at things that you love to encourage you to create more of them.
A photography page was a must, seeing as I spent four years earning an art minor in the subject, and considering my lifelong enjoyment of the hobby. A page dedicated to sewing…and knitting…and embroidery…and so on, made sense too as I also spend a lot of time in these endeavours. Next, a papercraft page for scrapbooking and the like, and then… And then what? How exactly should I categorize the rest of my repertoire? And voila, I was stuck.
So, dear reader, I have spent today uploading photos of my various creations only to shuffle them around repeatedly, like an awkward looking sofa. And then there was the whole child-rearing, household-tending, and garden-weeding time conflict. And, as a result, I have had little time to challenge myself today to create something new. Other than this blog, that is. But with a few minutes to spare before dinner, I grab my “spy cam” and make use of the blooming peonies in the garden and my son’s old, rusted watering can to create this.
And this.
I couldn’t decide which I liked best, so you get both. Yay, me.
2 Replies to “What the Heck Am I Doing?”
I personally really like the second photograph. As opposed to focusing on the central automatic focus of the beautiful peony, it focuses more on the life of the whole flower for me. And with the perspective of the floor boards, it goes on and on. I like how the focus on the second picture shows the heaviness of the two flowers and the beautiful green leaves (that always seem to take backstage to flower shots); but in this shot, they stand proudly holding up the earthly weight of these amazing flowers. And the splash of the robin’s egg blue watering can does its part too!
I *totally* agree with you! But the reason I also like the first one is because the watering can somehow reads better – you can see the spout, the handle, and the inner depths. Though it would break the bounds of physics, I would somehow love to combine the best of the two images. Thanks for your input!!!
😉 K