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December 30, 2004
2004 the year in review...
I don't have anything prophetic to say here, but its Dec 30 and a perfect time to either look back and see how your year went, or time to run fast from 2004 and take a flying jump into 2005 hoping the stink of 2004 doesn't stick to you...I have a friend who's had a terrible 2004 and she can't wait for 2005 to get here fast enough...Its like when the calendar clicks over, all the bad vibes will be history and she'll be happy...I sure hope so for her sake...my 2004 has been pretty interesting and I've learned a lot...January of 2004 was when my beads started to get noticed on eBay after 4 months of obscurity, and some of my most popular sets were 'born' then...
Victorian Gold was the most requested set, by far...I look back at the past 12 months, all the classes I've had, and can see how my beads have progressed...I cringe when I look at the stuff from Jan 2004, and I hope I cringe again this time next year...I mean, I sell what is my best work at the time, and I like seeing my work improve, and when I look back it is with affection rememebering how proud I was of the work...but compared to what I can do today, its eyebrow raising...at least to me...NOT that I'm not proud of the sets, I am...but my stringer control has improved about 500%, and now my beads are 'rounder' and not shaped like a tire...
I have a few classes lined up so far this year - my Italy trip in a few weeks, Kim Fields in February and Kate Fowle and her electroform plating in October...I'm sure I'll squeeze some others inbetween then...Oh, and I'll be attending Bead & Button this year, not as a vendor, but as a customer...I dunno what classes I'll be taking, but not beadmaking - something else to compliment my beadmaking instead like wire work or metal work...I would like to take a metalsmith semester here in Austin (I have the torch, and tools, I just need more skillz)...so I have plans to improve...who knows where it'll take me...but I can only hope I continue to get better in leaps and bounds...
Thanks for sticking with me and supporting me in 2004...We're gonna have a kick ass 2005, I have no doubt...I'm ready...!!!
Posted by Donner at December 30, 2004 09:43 AM