Like most artists and crafters, I live in a constant state of creative chaos. I don't know why my brain loves the messiness, but somehow it's inspiring. I often find a beautiful gemstone and will leave it on the corner of the workbench, just waiting for it to speak to me. Waiting for it to tell me how it wants to be presented to the world. And there it will stay, until I can hear it's request. I suppose my workbench wouldn't be such a mess if I only had one gemstone just lying about. But, I must have ten or more gemstones, a dozen or more crystals, bits of silver in every size and shape, just sitting there, silent. Oh, and let's not forget the five or six works-in-progress.
However, the chaos need to be calmed. Just a little.
And, since I have a few new and incredibly awesome tools arriving for the studio tomorrow, I must clean. All those bits of silver, miscellaneous beads and gemstones will need to be put back in their proper place. The scattered tools will need to be put back too. Finally, the workbench will get a good cleaning with a damp cloth.
A clean slate. Well, a temporarily clean slate anyhow. It will be just a day or two before the bench will look like it's pre-cleaning self. Perhaps with a new gemstone waiting on the corner, getting ready to speak.
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