I've been a busy little bee this past week. Spinning and plying and finishing up the handspun yarn for my next tapestry. Closing in on the end of the crocheting today, too!

I've taken soooooo many pictures during the making of this piece. Sharing many of them over on Patreon as I go along. It feels good!

But it's also a lot of work. Especially when I add video content to the process as well. Seeing it all come together in the end, though, is pretty cool.

It's easy to forget how much work we put into the things we make. Time. Planning. Choosing just the right materials. Even making and fixing mistakes. Nevermind the actually making! It's all there in the finished piece, though. Holding memories within the fibers. Or, you know, whatever materials you use!

Art is kind of... magical like that. Don't you think? It's a vessel that holds a part of ourselves within it.

And having all these little snapshots of the process to look back on is a wonderful reminder of the journey. Not just for me, though. I love sharing it with you, too!

Bringing you along with me, inviting you into my little creative world and showing you more of what I see and feel as I bring these artistic visions to life, whether they're simple crochet patterns or large scale fiber art pieces, well, it all feels really special to me. It can be vulnerable and even scary sometimes. It can be celebratory and reflective. Inspiring, I hope! And hopefully not ever boring, ha ha.

If you can't tell, I'm in my feels a bit today.

Getting close to finishing this tapestry, one that holds a lot of meaning for me personally, as well as preparing to submit pretty much all of my "big" work this year to the "big show" here in Hawaiʻi... I'm feeling a mix of emotions! Overwhelm but also excitement. Nervousness but also generosity.

There's even a sense of obligation in there—to myself, to follow through and stand up for my work and choose myself first. Also to the work itself because it deserves to be seen. But also, and this is the big one, to you. To the world. To the person who needs to see my art because it sparks something within them.

This is what I'm here for. And right now it feels like a pivotal moment. A scary moment. But that's my sign right? That it matters? "Do scary things," I have heard more times than I can count.

Well, I gotta tell you, it's been a year full of scary things! The good kind of scary, though. And that's how I know I'm on the right path.

So. I better get back to work, I guess!

I have a tapestry to finish and some artist statements to write.

Wish me luck!

-Connie

P.S. Ms. Mabel-who-doesn't-like-being-a-momma is at it again. She's got seven eggs under that chicken-shaped puddle. At least she's not on my porch this time!