Perseverance pays off

I love clay.  I love how it feels.  I love the process of taking this soft lump and turning it into whatever I decide it should be.  I spent many years making dolls from fabric and thought that was the best until l I discovered paperclay.   Ok with that said, I admit, I don’t always love what I have to create.  That fitted perfectly with my wedding couple. 

One thing nice about working for a company is that it has categories for me to create for.  That helps…you want a Halloween witch?  Great I can do that.  You want something 4^th of July related?-no problem!  The downside is, when you have to design something not on your creative radar, hence my wedding couple!  This week was definitely a tough one for me in creating this couple-I just couldn’t see the outcome (something I need if I’m going to finish a project) and I really didn’t want to do it.  I kept putting it off hoping I wouldn’t have to make it but knew I already committed myself so I finally had to just go for it.  Happily I can say after nights of complaining to my husband about trashing it (which he kindly just listened to), I kept plugging away and wa la!- A Happy couple is born!  I really, really like what turned out and can now say I’m happy I was given that challenge (at this my husband just gives me that knowing smile that says yes…until the next complaint session about trashing a doll you’re frustrated with-he’s right! Some things just don’t change!).