I have a room. And in that room is a handmade workbench, an antique bureau and a sofa. Plus a bunch of hand tools, bits of electronics, all sorted of materials and books and incense.
It needs decorating. The wallpaper is coming off the walls and being repainted and the carpet is coming up and the floorboards are being stained. And one day some double doors to the courtyard are going to be put in.
But all that will take time. What you need to take from this is that it is my safe space.
In this space — my atelier — I’m gonna try making stuff to sell. Here’s how I’m explaining what I want to do:
https://sparkwoodand21.com/about/
I’ve tried to set it up to try to work with my ADHD*, hence a weird set of rules and restrictions around how it’s gonna operate. If I make things a side project and in short bursts, I’m more likely to do it.
I think this is my attempt to try and keep curiosity, creativity, experimentation, design and manufacture as part of my life on terms I can deal with.
Let’s see what happens.
*see also: anxiety, depression, possible Autism and emotional burnout, not liking being told what to do, angry at current systems, etc etc etc.
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