I went on a road trip with my family for a couple of weeks, which was great, but mostly it was the break from facebook which gave me the most rest. As much as I love my social media, it can create very addictive mind sets where we find it almost a manic obsession to check.... check.... and check again.... just in case something happened. This nervous energy was not doing my creative streak any good! So a little break from that has helped a great deal.
After my break, in coming back to the creative process, I felt that I could really connect and work with the pieces I made so much better. I took the time to really get to know the stones and symbols I had chosen to work with. I put on incense and peaceful music, I thought deeply about the meaning of the pieces and gave them a good deal more planning than I have in the past. I am proud to say that I have made some really striking pieces in this time apart and the method of how I have done it has worked well for me.
The way I made the break work was to plan ahead to have a sale online where I would sell all the pieces I had made over the break period. One thing that I might do differently in the future, however, is to not make the wait so long! Two months seems like a short amount of time when you're worn out, but you soon realise you can get things together much more quickly once you are feeling inspired again :-)
I think the sale process is working well though, and I think it is the way of the future for this little creator. I will probably hold them monthly, or possibly even fortnightly, and get a nice rhythm together.
Having my own business is one of the most rewarding things I have ever done. I truly love the creative process, and learning more about myself, my abilities and my wonderful likers <3
