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dress, dress, dress a rambling state of my wedding season
dress, dress, dress; it is all i can think about. mentally working out the design that my brain is not so graciously giving up in tiny pieces as the deadline approaches. she has worked her way into all of my thoughts, my dreams, my whole being until she is finished sometime in the next couple of days. i have given up trying to think about anything else; it is an exercise in futility. such is how things are when i am nearing a deadline. my mind is hard-wired to solve design problems. i have a particular outcome that i am fixated on, a particular vision that requires all the tricks…
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My Hierarchy of Procrastination
on monday the sun was shining, so i wandered the opposite direction to the mountain to sit under a tree. on tuesday i knitted, because i didn’t feel like making hairpins. on wednesday morning, i made hairpins to put off going to my studio to inventory garters and hem pants. on wednesday afternoon, i made garters to avoid hemming pants. then i hemmed pants to avoid making dance costumes. on thursday morning, i typed on the computer to avoid making flowers. then, i made flowers to avoid going to my studio and drafting patterns. on thursday afternoon, i made garters to avoid drafting patterns. today i MUST draft patterns; that…
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NOT MADE IN CHINA
here i have to take issue with a subject that has been eating at me for quite some time now, and i know i am not the only one. here i am amidst the official year ten of my fashion design company. for those of you who know me, or have at least seen my work, you know how much of my life’s blood has been poured into my work; in creativity, attention to details, and time. lots and lots of time. now is a bit of a transition period for piper ewan, and there is a new project/company thrown in for good measure. in this i have been researching…