I am reeling from my fall show frenzy. I want to express my gratitude to all the art and nature lovers who supported me through their many kind words and purchases. I truly feel appreciated. Exhausted and spent, but content and appreciated. I even had a temporary creative high between shows weaving scrap pieces of silk and wool and hand stitching them together. Maybe a jacket in progress?
I whirled through this past summer with trips to Wisconsin and Michigan, then pausing to "rest"in extreme camping at Burning Man art festival in August. In September, I meant to blog about my New Mexico adventures with Lori Lawson, the Love Apple, Common Threads and chillies! but the wheel just kept turning without a pause. I purchased raw wool and supplies for felting and spinning there at the Taos Wool Festival only to stagger into my fall show frenzy in October and November. Not to mention my day job flying every 2-3weeks to Memphis to garden. I'm dizzy thinking about it. Somewhere in there I felted, dyed, stitched and hand spun lots of art yarn and reconstructed clothing. I was on such a creative roll I knew after my shows I would crash and what a train wreck I felt like! It's just a bone numbing exhaustion. I am sloth. I am a bear hibernating. I rested, I cooked tasty meals, I tried to organize my stashes and restock my supplies, but without my usual zeal. I lost the giddy in my giddy-up. Slowly, I turned to knitting my pygora sweater and started feeling better. I'm hoping the balance of light getting longer after the Winter Solstice comes I will get my groove back. For now, it's rest and knit, accepting its the dark's turn on the wheel......
