Red Swan Studio: Humble Beginnings

Of course, when you start anything new...the results are less than stellar. My first little ugly projects were just that...ugly! But with every new attempt, my mind and creative expression bloomed a little bit more. The overall journey is a joy, but the results of any specific project might be anything but!

I shamelessly put these early pics up because we all need encouragement in becoming less attached to an end result and more attached to the process. Otherwise, we will get frustrated, stunt our own growth, and lose the joy of the journey. This little heart was, I think, my very first attempt at making anything, much less learning soldering (2016)!

This was the first multi-piece stained glass attempt (2016) using a pattern (yuk). Soooo not impressive. LOL.

And then I was on to using scraps of stained glass to make little birdies (2016). Great way to fill my time, since I was in Alaska alone and my husband was back in Tennessee. I was also practicing soldering and wire bending skills for the tails.

This is one of my favorite office pics from Alaska (view out of my office window, 2016). When I was really, really bored...I imagined the dialogue these two were having, especially post-summer when the sun began to fade, darkness set in, snow began marching down the mountains, and temps plummeted.

I would share what they had to say on this wintery day, but it wouldn't be very polite.