Thoughtful post, I like your introspection on creativity and style.
I've been toying with the idea of picking up quilting, my mom has made a few (not sure what they are called, she cut long strips of material then sewed them together) over the years so I've seen some quilting first hand. But then I recently finished a novel which was pretty quilt heavy and it's making me more interested.(Circle of Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini, it's book 9 of her Elm Creek Quilts series). I already have two hand-me-down sewing machines at home and a small fabric stash.
My main creative pursuit (aside from writing) is jewelry making, and I'm still working on my niche there. Though I'm getting pretty good at wire work and am thinking about branching out into more metal work (cutting sheets of metal and some stamping).
Creativity is interesting when it crosses over from one area to another. The magical fantasy series I'm working on got started while I was pondering characters as I was making a chainmaille bracelet.
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I've been toying with the idea of picking up quilting, my mom has made a few (not sure what they are called, she cut long strips of material then sewed them together) over the years so I've seen some quilting first hand. But then I recently finished a novel which was pretty quilt heavy and it's making me more interested.(Circle of Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini, it's book 9 of her Elm Creek Quilts series). I already have two hand-me-down sewing machines at home and a small fabric stash.
My main creative pursuit (aside from writing) is jewelry making, and I'm still working on my niche there. Though I'm getting pretty good at wire work and am thinking about branching out into more metal work (cutting sheets of metal and some stamping).
Creativity is interesting when it crosses over from one area to another. The magical fantasy series I'm working on got started while I was pondering characters as I was making a chainmaille bracelet.