Well, sometimes life just whops you up the side of the head and changes your plans. My springtime headaches are back with a vengeance so Wednesday and Thursday's new challenges had to be put on hold for another day.
By Friday the headache's simmered down, and the UPS man delivered my new toys, a dapping block and sheets of copper and bronze!
I couldn't wait to get started, so I gather up my supplies and headed out to the deck to work in the sunshine. Off to work I went, hammering and punching out copper discs from the piece I'd etched earlier in the week. Oh, so much fun. It takes some muscle to cut these discs!
Now that I had the discs cut out, it was time to learn how to dome them. This proved more of a challenge than I expected. It's going to take me a little time till I get it mastered, but you know how headstrong I am, it won't take long.
So, the work week was quickly coming to an end and I had tackled and learned 4 new things! So, right now I can hear some of you say, hmm, I thought she planned 5 new things. What great memories you have.
Last but certainly not least - #5 - Hooking up my laser printer! It has set in my studio for the last year, waiting for me to hook it up! Oh yeah, I can do it. The laser printer will allow me to print designs onto specially formulated PNP paper so that I can make etching plates. I can't wait to get going on these now.
Amazing what we can do in a week if we just try! Challenging myself to learn 5 new things in one week not only was rewarding, but it stretched me and I grew. It also took me out of my comfort zone and expanded my horizons and challenged me in many ways I hadn't expected.
Challenges! Goals! Ideas! If we don't make the time to play, no one else will!
Take time to learn and grow - I did! You can too!
