Oh?

It's been brought to my attention--by a couple people who are apparently wondering why I'm being such a slacker in this line of work when the potential is there --that New Orleans has a fashion week.

Perhaps there was always a New Orleans Fashion Week, and I was just oblivious, as I'm not necessarily into fashion, per se.

I think it's interesting, though. Not really that this event exists, but that I'm actually feeling like I need to consider seeing about being one of the featured designers the next time it all come around.

I mean, I am a native Louisiana, "sometime, part-time, used-to-be-all-the-time, these-days-when-the-feeling-hits-me" clothing designer and live just 2 hours from the city, so it could work out. Plus, after reading/looking through the various pages and links, I'm thinking it could use an additional kind of representation. (And it's likely that I'm more intrigued by doing it for that sole purpose.)

Let me turn this over in my mind and contemplate a Fall/Winter 20......12 collection.

Oh, and I might try to get over there in a few weeks to check it out.

peace!

Manifesto!

This a.m. as I stood outside the front door taking in some of the cool, fresh air and watching a running cat that I believe had been eating my Aloe Vera plant,

I began to seriously reflect on my recent lack of motivation and inability to be inspired by too much of anything--even though Inspiration is accessible tome everyday.

I just don't know what this is about! In my last post I spoke of new areans that I'm moving into with my sewing, and this is true. However, I still feel lacking, mostly in the creatvity department. I wanna create cool clothes again, like I did once upon a time. (It really feels like ages ago. Really.) I'd also like to acutally materialize some if not all of the many ideas that run through my head, that I prevent myself from acting on for whatever reason. My new, but uninspired living space needs some livening up. I've got to surround myself with more of the things that bring me comfort, joy, and peace. I need to get this notion of an herb garden and vegetable garden out of my head and into the ground! It's past time for me to act on the knowledge I have on vaarious subjects. On & on & on!

The want and desire are both there, but for some reason there's a disconnect between that and the actual doing.

Earlier I made the comment on a friend's blog:

"these days i'm deliberately thrusting myself into creation/inspiration, cause i feel like my life defends on it. i feel like i'm fading away. "

I'm feeling like it's very much past time for me to take matters into my own hands, as opposed to wondering what the heck is up with this funk, and when it will go away.

So.

This is what I must do.

Thrust,

"To push or drive quickly and forcebly..."

myself

back

into

LIFE!

BEING!

DOING!

CREATING!

This has to be immediate and deliberate, and a lack of resources needed to carry out is no excuse. Where the resources are lacking, they must be obtained.

And that's the bottom, top, side, and diagonal...line!

peace!

:-)