Thursday, December 24, 2009

Letting Go


Please know first that I am not complaining here. These sales could have not come in a more timely fashion. It's just an emotional time of the year. Normally, I am happy and proud as a parent putting a kid on the school bus for the first time when I sell a piece and ship it off, but packing up "Memories Feast" this morning put me in a strange place.

When I start a piece, I certainly don't have "marketability" on my list of design considerations. More often than not, I'm on autopilot. I didn't think anyone would ever see and feel this piece the way I did, but they have and off it goes, priority mail.

One thing I do know for sure, and anyone who had seen artwork made with textiles will affirm, everything looks so much better in person. I know that every one who opens one of my packages will be captivated by the reality of the thing they only imagined from an image found in the internet. Happy Holidays!

2 comments:

Judy Sall Fiber Art said...

Congrats on your sales! I do think 'letting go' is hard... especially when you have put so much time into your work. But what a wonderful thing that someone will be enjoying the fruits of your talent and effort!
Enjoy...

jude said...

tell me about it. glad to know there are appreciation tidbits floating in the air tho....