Life is Crazy

It doesn't rain it pours.

Lately everything has happened at once. I am now officially self employed, doing workshops and being an artist. And possibly a curator. And a volunteer. And very tired. It's all a bit manic and stressful, and I find myself needing to wear more formal clothes, which is difficult because I don't have all that many formal clothes.

The other day I received my very own shiny new printing rollers. They were EXPENSIVE. But worth it. It's hard to explain the wonderful-ness of rollers. If you are a person who likes to mono print, or relief print in some form, a good roller is SO important. Until this week I was using a crappy roller, and the resulting prints were sub-standard. Suddenly, as if by magic, I am creating things. Things I actually like. It's insane.

I also got some heat transfer ink. Which is equally, if not more exciting. One day I shall be able to afford my very own heat press, and my life will be complete. But yes, this heat transfer ink, oh how I have missed it! I'm going to be teaching some people about the joys of heat transfer soon, I hope they don't think I'm insane. I promise, I'm not. I just like to print. And after my crazy time of un-creative-ness that I have only recently come out of, discovering that I do still actually like to print is amazing to me.

The final crazy thing about my life lately is that I screen printed again, for the first time in a long while. I smelled that smell of binder, and mixed in some concentrated colour, and made some crazy stencils, and made a lovely mess. It was wonderful. And I am glad I have been able to come back to it. For a while there I was scared I wouldn't.

So yes, life has been crazy, I haven't read a book in a week, I haven't slept properly for two weeks, but I think I'm happy. And that is important.