8 Tips for a Creative Life
This is a reprint of an article that originally appeared in the magazine CraftSanity, Issue 2, published by Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood. © Beth Ann Williams, 2011. I also had the pleasure of being interviewed by Jennifer on CraftSanity Episode 116. CraftSanity. Making stuff. Crafting Sanity. Sometimes it’s about having something do to with my hands while my […]
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Finished Is More Important Than Perfect
Finished is more important than perfect. Anyone who has participated in one of my classes or Demo Days at Lakeshore Sewing has probably heard me say this – it’s one of my favorite mantras when teaching. The second part goes like this: The more you finish, the closer to perfect you’ll get. It’s generally true, […]
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Evolving…
Evolve or Die. That sounds terribly ominous, doesn’t it? A bit Borg-ish, even… (Yep, that’s a Star Trek reference; and nope, I didn’t see it coming either.) But there’s some truth there. Letting go of the old in order to make way for the new – I confess that sometimes it feels like that’s what […]
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