....a place of vulnerability and discovery

Back in January we started off the term with a ribbons & trims project. 

Condensed little weaves, cause hard work. 

This was my attempt. Inspired by the motion of waves & land. 

There was a day, maybe mid way through? that was awful - i spent hours trying to make my salmon pink warp work. Disheartened, i found it hard to see past what was sitting in front of me, - 7 odd hours of weaving, and all i had to show was 4inches of ugly yarns and ugly patterns. 

Then, like a powerful punch i realised i need to know how to fail. For, that day i realised id worked out what didn't work and tomorrow - it can only get better. 

A friend told me that the creative team at 'apple' are expected to often fail. Without finding the freedom of failure, we are limiting ourselves to perfection - and creativity doesn't grown in an atmosphere of perfection. Creativity grows when your allowed to experiment and confidence grows when that journey is acknowledged. 

Its taken me 6 weeks to blog about this because i don't love my work. However, i love what i've learnt. I get pretty low at times whilst creating something, but usually its followed by the high of a discovery - now im learning to distinguish my emotions, so a few little threads don't absorb my heart. 

I am fascinated by this notion of perfection + failure + creativity, i feel it will work my brain for a few years to come.