Saturday

It's a true phenomena, the nicest people come into the shop on Saturdays.  Maybe it's because it's the weekend, the holy grail of the long work week.  A day of freedom, to browse and shop, do lunch, try the delicious coffees from various vendors and stroll the streets like the hookers you are!

Today so many nice people popped in I can't mention them all, but Glenna came in for some chat, wool and a few laughs.  Sue Cunningham was here to drop off four, hot off the press, designs to add to her ever growing collection of Women of Abundance.  Some sweet stuff I know you'll be tickled to see. I'll post them next week after Bonnie puts them on backings. 

Sue is such an inspiration for me with her prolific creative mind and ability to pump out rugs at the drop of a hat.  I would love to be able to keep up with her. Actually I glimpse myself in her from back in the days before I opened the shop.  Superman wasn't the only person faster than a speeding bullet.  Now I have all the other stuff demanding my attention, the day to day kryptonite slowing my rug production to a crawl.  Too bad cloning wasn't available, I'd have several drones to do my bidding and keep all the fun stuff for me, including my husband and puppies.  

A woman came in, I'm sorry now I didn't ask her name, working on my pattern Toadally Frogs.  She is taking a different approach by not outlining each frog, which is the more thought provoking, skill tested way to do it.  When I hooked it, I took the easy route and used a thin line of Eggplant to outline each frog so planning the placement of the various greens was a much easier task.  This woman, on the other hand, has to place the colours with greater attention to contrast or they will muddle together. She has a great selection of greens in her stash and is doing a bang up job so I can't wait to see the finished rug.   I hope she shares a picture when finished so I can post it on here. 

It is always nice to see what other people do with my designs.  It's the reason I do this, the motivation that keeps me going.  Seeing my art transformed by another person's vision; seeing their sense of colour bringing each piece to life is what inspires me at my drawing desk with pencil in hand.  I wear many hats in this business; rug hooker, dyer, teacher, kit maker, writer, and bookkeeper but wearing the designer hat is the most comfortable fit of all.