It's been a year since we moved out of suburbia to a more quiet area and can I admit I've never felt better. Moving houses every year or two since I left my maternal nest has been physically and emotionally taxing, so much so the residual feeling of being displaced and not belonging has been a hard one to shift. It's almost like we're waiting for that moment we'll need to move again making only very short-term plans. Knowing that I don't need to start the process of planning the next move just as we're settling in has been one that is hard to put into words, but I'm so excited to continue with our plans as we head towards Spring. I feel my own roots are settling and I can exhale.
As I said in my last post, I've been enjoying weaving by the fire in my down time and I find it so poignant that this piece of fabric is my last project completed in my first year living here.
See, I started weaving these straps whilst we waited for settlement, sitting in our lounge room surrounded by boxes. It kept my mind balanced through the mountain of to dos. And once we settled in, I made a conscious decision to make a note of my completed projects, at the same time giving a voice to my pieces by writing about them here. This has enabled me to track my progress as an artist whilst remembering each piece's inspiration whilst the project is fresh.
Here's a small collage I made for myself of the last 12 months of creating.
I'm so thrilled with what I've achieved and learnt during this time and proud of myself that I've let go and created freely. I'm almost through my WIP pile and have new ideas flowing for the next 12 months of projects. There's so much I would like to learn and projects I'd like to do, but half the fun is the planning and stealing snippets of time just for me.
Hope you have a great weekend!
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