clear the way

I've had a bit of a clearout. I decided that I had to get rid of my post archive and start my blog again from scratch, well I got as far as deleting all of the posts and changing the look of things a bit but actually reinventing the blog as something that seems new and different is kind of difficult in the limited famework I have at my disposal.

I have added a couple of new bits though for now, a section on magazines I've been reading, because I've found some really exciting ones recently that I wanted to share and I'll keep updating this. And this little storefront widgety thing which I've already had trouble configuring and am currently annoyed with because it doesn't seem to let you view a larger version of the product image... grrrr! So not sure how long that one will last, which is a shame because I really like the idea of it.

This winter has made me very sleepy and very lazy. I've found it extremely hard to get motivated and to really get much work done. The projects I was working on last year are still unfinished, in fact they could potentially go on for months, even years if I don't watch out. Diversions are many and varied, and prove to me that when I need to I can work quickly and often with better results.

I'm feeling generally like I need to make changes in my working life. It's possible that by the end of this year I might find myself without a studio, so I really need to make the most of it while I can. I also need to get back into looking for opportunities to exhibit, sell etc., which is something I've all but ignored over the past few months. I've got some big questions to ask myself, and decisions to make. It all feels a bit much, which is why I'm continually fighting the temptation to do nothing, sleep, sit staring into space.

I don't think I have an appropriate picture to accompany this post. So instead here is a larger version of that product image in the pesky storefront.