The rush

Sometimes I think I have what I like to call CRAFTY ADHD.

I have lots of ideas all at once, and when I start on a project, I have an idea for something else completely different and I hop to it straight after, and so on and so forth. That is why right now, my collection is vast, the style varied.

I work well at night, which can become a problem when my ideas follow one another and next thing I know it's 3am...

But I think what I like the most about all of it, is that when I have an idea that I think might be possible, I have this rush. I throw myself into it, get the materials ready and start testing. When I do a piece this way, sometimes it's a total bust. I then learn about how I did it, what I did wrong, and try to find other ways to make it right.

But other times, I do tests and it works. While I do it, my object is taking form and my technique is right and I can see the finish product is at reach.

That is the best feeling ever.
And it just happened.

So annoying

I am all for cleaning up.

Yes, life is better without any clutter, that's true.

But there is nothing more annoying than spending three days cleaning, clearing and organizing a whole heap of stuff only to not find the one thing you are after. I don't remember where I have seen that thing last. And it's not because I am not organized properly - I can find everything else in seconds. Everything is divided, boxed and labelled. It's only this one thing I cannot find.

Argh!!!

Road Train

Only one feature film was shot in South Australia last year.
It was called Road Train.



Another outback movie, but this time, a gory teenage flick.
We are having the premiere at the end of the month, but here is a trailer I found on youtube.


Not my kind of movie, but it was good to work on. I love going up to Wilpena Pound to shoot.

Shot on RED, by Carl Robertson.

Oh, and look at Xavier closely.
Next time you see him will be this june, as a vampire in the new Twilight movie...

I have a confession to make.

I do not like Australian summers.

Yeah. I know. It must come as a shock to you, especially because in summer time, I write about nothing else than the bloody heat.

It's funny because right now, in the northern hemosphere blog community, people speak of nothing else but spring. Photos of spring, tales of spring, spring recipes. Really. Was your winter THAT bad?? I guess so.

My favorite 'season' (yes, I use that term loosely here) is definitely Automn. And it's coming. Little by very little. It was still 30+ degrees last week, but this week, slowly, the skies are darkening, rain has begun to fall and the degrees are inching back to a more civilized number. Mid twenties, thank you very much.

When it starts, the grey skies and the cool winds, the grass gets green again. Trees are green too - in fact, everything outside wakes up and lives again. It's beautiful.

I like nothing better than to go to bed under warm covers when it's chilly out. I believe I will keep my bedroom window open all winter.

And tonight is the first time in a long time I need to wear socks.

Joy.

Getting sorted.

Turn Left Here is starting up.

Etsy, Made it, and a website in the works.
I have sent off pieces to Cyprus, the USA and Sydney in the past couple of weeks.

Some of my pieces are available in Montréal, at Kokoon, on Bernard St in Outremont.

I am starting to tour the market circuit and setting up a really nice booth.

I am really excited about all this. It's been a while since I have enjoyed being in between movies. But now what I need to really get to work is actually have somewhere to work. I have new tools, new materials and shipments of findings coming in.

So I am officially in desperate need of a workshop. And while I am waiting to transfer the bed from the guest room / my office to Allen's office he doesn't need anymore, I decided to organize the space I do have and get rid of some stuff to make room for my new little business.

I never thought this would take so long.
It's been three days and my guest room/office still looks like a bomb went off in it.

I want to finish my sorting out so I can get back to work.
My creative juices are overflowing.

Pictures to come...