I think I've come to the decision that I will stop categorizing my wares in "Jewelry", and start putting them under "Art" with a subsystem of "Self-Representing Artist"....I'm sick and tired of searching "polymer clay" and finding cross-eyed lady bugs, cross-eyed bears, cross-eyed...well, you get the idea. When I first came to Silkfair, there were MAYBE two pages shown when polymer clay was used as a search criterium. Now, there's over 21 pages, and 90% of it is kitsch. That's just fine, if that's what the market wants...it's just not what I want to be associated with.
I've been putting most of my time in to Bottles of Hope. To explain them, here's the site:
http://bottlesofhope.org/. I've been doing them for several years now, and it never gets boring. Use anything you have, any technique, any idea. The site has suggestions for how to do them. We have a wonderful lady in our Guild who takes it upon herself to deliver the bottles...she has developed a terrific relationship with the hospital. I can't do it, though...I hurt too much when I go. Had the same problem for the two years I volunteered with Special Olympics. Although I see the bravery, the will to live, the joy in life...I hurt. Stupid and unnecessary, but there it is.
Anyway, the PC gods have not been throwing their creative darts at me lately, so I've been taking a break...hopefully it won't be long before the overwhelming desire hits me.
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