Thursday 31 December 2015

The Closing of 2015

My word for the past year was Progress. I entered the year hoping to move forward with my work and try and find my inner voice. I don't think I have succeeded. I have decided I have had enough of doing courses to try and give myself a qualification I really don't need to prove to peers, well what exactly?  I don't do this for anyone else but my own satisfaction and to scratch that itch. You know what I mean.

I feel, as I did after finishing my City and Guilds in 2012, that if anything I'm being blocked from doing what I want or need to do by doing this course with the Embroiderers Guild. I have the Open Studios in May and I feel nowhere near ready because I have to do coursework. I've missed a couple of opportunities because I couldn't focus because of coursework. I have an exhibition with friends and, yes I know it's a long way off in 2017, but... You guessed it I can't even think of it because of coursework.

I only have three sessions left of this Level 2 and then I'm going to call it a day. I don't need to join an exhibiting group who want me to prove who I am, what I can do or where I am going, I just want to be me and do my pottering and enjoy what comes out the other end.

This year I'm going to slightly cheat and have two words for the year. Two very small words mind. 

Be Me. 

I'm going to just go ahead and create and you never know I may, one day, hear the voice.

Today is the last day of 2015 and the last day of the 31 Day Blogging Challenge, I can go back to weeklyish now.  Thank you for your company throughout the whole year, not just this past month, on here and on Facebook.  I wish you the very best in health, happiness and creativity for 2016. 


See you next year! XX