Messy Messy

I do not keep a clean workspace. I never have. When engaged in a project, pattern pieces are strewn about my table or haphazardly pinned to the cork board, thread snips and bits of fabric litter the floor, bobbins, pins and spools of thread crowd to the edge of the sewing table to be frequently knocked to the floor and picked back up. I realize I save no time by not taking the extra few seconds to straighten things or try to maintain some sense of order. Mostly I fail to stay tidy because in a creative mode, cleanliness is the furthest thing from my mind. To stop and take those few seconds to place the thread back on its rack or collect all of the pattern pieces does disturb the creative thought had moments before. In such interruptions momentum can be lost...the creative impulse suppressed.

But I really should pay heed to some elements of tidiness. Mostly when it comes to working with more viscous materials. Like paints and glues and generally other things that can stick to my skin with a tenacity that makes them difficult to remove.

At the very least, I should be wearing gloves to avoid contact with certain hazardous materials (I would like to point out that not only are we ill equipped with proper gloves for the use of this material, but we also lack respirators and proper ventilation...)

And in addition to wearing gloves for my health...I should probably be removing certain accessories, lest paint diminish the sparkle.

Of course sweeping the floor on a semi-regular basis could do wonders too...