(total time today working on actual bowls: 2 hours)
Spent the first three hours ordering art supplies - four different orders. Glad that's done. Sometimes when I'm on the verge of making a big purchase I get anxious and easily upset. Maybe that's part of what was going on yesterday. I rarely have "buyer's remorse" but I seem to encounter "buyer's anxiety." Once I make the order, I nearly always feel much better. Beforehand, I'm under a little cloud of doubt, anxiety, and "should I really give myself this?"
Next two hours were in the studio working on the same piece. I stopped on a high note. This piece may work out.
If not - I've learned a lot and can start another from scratch. Today I could tell right away that even though I felt discouraged and anxious during most of yesterday's four studio hours, I did in fact learn something. When I first woke up, I could see the piece clearly in my mind. That's new. And I had a sense that I just have the feel of it now.
So that's good news - that unhappy, unpleasant time in the studio can still be worthwhile. I'm glad I stayed with it yesterday. Tomorrow I want to start earlier as it got pretty hot this afternoon. And it's only March! (I'm in north Georgia, in the foothills of the mountains.)
4:41:23 PM 
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