Maybe someday...
Hello, greetings, salutations,
I like to think of myself as a creative person, but I'm more of a thinker than a doer. Most of my physical creations were in my earlier years when I had more access to supplies and mentors to guide me each step of the way.
The most I've done in recent years was make a house crest pendant to wear to a local Harry Potter festival. That was made from a print off from the computer, gel pens, tape, and a paper clip. A few years back I made an Invader Zim book mark from a drawing I did with a mouse in Paint (I'm talking the free version that came with Windows 98!) And there were some drawstring pouches I made up for "gold"($1 coins) at the ren faires. Did the stitching by hand. Gave them out to the friends we were going with. I still have one.
The creations I'm most proud of include a ceramic tea candle lantern I made back in high school. Unfortunately it wasn't finished by the deadline because the Celtic knot-work pattern was taking me forever. (So, in the kiln it went, half undecorated.) It is a project I'd like to try my hand at again someday. (Make some tweaks to what didn't work, and have a finished one.) Then there was my Halloween costume where I went as Eric Draven/The Crow. Years later I found out that hardly anyone had known it was me; most thought I was absent from class that day. One friend I even had to show the pics of me putting on the make up before he believed me. (chest binding yo. total commitment. My mother in a rare moment of chillness even let me temporarily dye my hair.) Then there was a Mother's Day card I made when I was like eight. I'm still floored that I made that. It's almost as good as something you'd buy in the stores... like something from Papyrus. It has working parts where when you open it, a flower grows. The drawings are really good too. I am SOoooooo out of practice now.
Besides the small projects I mentioned above, the most my creativity gets to come out these days is when I write letters to friends. (Yes, write. With a writing instrument on a sheet of paper, and send it through the mail.) There are things beyond my control, that I rather not get into at the moment. I yearn to do more, and hopefully one day it will be so; but for now, all I can do is dream, and enjoy the works of others (looking at, enjoying the pride they take in them, and on rare occasions, getting to own one of said objects, or a photo there of.)
I have run across the forum from time to time over the years while researching this, that, or the other thing and have found the information to be quite useful. (Or share with glee in the accomplishments.) As the years have gone by I've had less time to be on the internet. (As it is we don't even have reliable access currently.) I wish I were joining under better circumstances (having to ask advice about a dicey situation.) and that I could promise to become a regular... but I doubt I will be around often. (mostly I'll probably be a lurker. ....just now with an account >.< )
[ I may even update my profile or add another post about more my fandom interests after the situation has been dealt with.]
