It's Wednesday again, does it seem to have come around quickly? I'm not sure where the time has gone. I've had a busy week, so no doubt that's why I haven't noticed the time... There's a new design out now, pictured here - I hope you like it? Something a bit different, I just felt that I wanted to bring in something fresh. It's available on all of the usual clothing - t-shirts, long sleeved tops, tank tops, sweatshirts and hoodies. It wouldn't work on the drinkware or phone cases but happily the next two designs will - they're being worked on and hopefully will be published before the end of the week. None of the three are the one I mentioned last week, so that's still to come, and then I also have ideas for a couple of series of designs, which will mean another twenty four... So lots to do! And that's without even doing any more art prints, which I really want to bring you more of very soon!
It's a funny old beast, creativity. You can have long periods of time in a kind of malaise, which in my case involves a fair bit of staring out of the window wondering why I'm not getting inspired. It's all a bit bleak...Then there are the times also when I make conscious efforts to be out in the world actively seeking inspiration, but when it's not coming it really just won't come... Then all of a sudden, seemingly out of nowhere, the must strikes and you just can't get it all out quickly enough. I'm in one of those moments now, which I have to say is a far happier state for me and I assume for all creatives... The biggest problem now is figuring out what to do first. I'm a bit scattered with so much going on but it's the way I like it. It's a mystery to me what drives these peaks and troughs, but it's the way things are, and I suppose you just have to go with it.
Please don't hesitate to share your stories of creative life - as ever I'd love to hear from you. You can get in touch via email at caroline@carissimastudio.com. I'll leave it there for now - I wish you well and will be back with more news next week. Have a good one!