I spent some time in the workshop yesterday afternoon, cooking up some new pieces. I really do love my job, I am very lucky! I get to spend time teaching what I love, and then I also get to make my own work, and I much prefere working in the workshops whilst my students are around because I really enjoy nattering away to them whilst Im sanding or soldering, it really is compleatly differnt to being stuck in a workshop on your own, where you only have a tv or radio to keep you company! I would never go back to that, and If I decided that teaching was no longer an option, I would probably try and roope some of my students into setting up a communal workshop with me!
Im always battling the issue that is a messy tool bag, and since I am trying to constantly trying to reduce the amount of tools I keep at Uni, I decided to make a tool wrap.Over the years I have been reducing my tool beg simply because I only use a small percentage of what was in my workshop, and when im working I really don't like have to hunt around the inside of all three, very large toolbags, to find what I need, and the tool wrap has solved all my problems. All of my essential stuff is in her, although, as you can see from my desk space, Im still not very tidy!
Im still not decided about whether or not to sell my fabric stuff, although I seem to be giving them all away left right and center! its is brilliant though, Im pretty much a walking advertisment for my work, my bags, jewellery, pencilcase, wallets, toolwraps. . . . . .I have made myself! Its so rewarding to be surrounded by things you have made, and I would reccomend it to anyone!
Im going to get some sewing in today too, along with a few other things, and reading a few of the amazing books that I have had through the post this week that I havent had the chance to read!
have a lovely saturday
x
