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K Pawz GuestApr 3, 2007

What do you do when you make something that sells really well, and then you get brain block and everything you try after that doesn't meet your expectations and ends up in the trash bin?

hugs,
Krista

ArtHeart Apr 3, 2007

I take it out of the trash bin and use it to stuff the next attempt. 
Waste not ... Want not.

hugs,
nt :hug:

sewing stars Apr 3, 2007

i take a break, and do something totally different for a while. like, if i can't sew things that turn out the way i want, then i sit and draw for a few days until the block passes.

WildThyme Apr 3, 2007

You know Krista, this is a problem that plagues me as well... I feel like I somehow have to "top" the last one each and every time I create something, and that's A LOT of pressure, isn't it!?      :hug:

My advice.... DON'T pressure  yourself like that!  Really.  Just create what comes to mind, and maybe it will be as well received as the last one, maybe not... and maybe the NEXT one will be even better!  I think it all evens out over time... just keep putting forth your best, and DON'T compare too much to the last one.

Oh... Nancy, I do that too.... salvage what I can!

Kim Basta

toadbriar Apr 3, 2007

I try to stay 3-4 bears ahead of whatever I'm selling that week. The current obsession (for certain look or whatever) is
far enough removed from whatever's listed on ebay that I feel 'free'. It gives me a bit of distance perspective
and reduces the performance anxiety.

Laurie Apr 3, 2007

I totally agree with Kim and I always like to have at least six bears on the go which means that six heads are completed as I find that I like to know that I have that many bears at least that will turn out decent as once the head is done that to me is the difficult bit over and the rest of the bear is just a case of deciding how the rest of him should look.I then feel at ease plodding along finishing the bears until I start the new lot.As I started my last lot of six I went through a phase of 4 bear heads that ended up in the bin and I thought that I was never going to turn out a decent bear.I just stopped for a few days until I felt enthusiatic enough to try again and the next ones came out ok.If you are having a bad time and you keep trying and trying you just don't seem to be in the right frame of mind and things keep going wrong.Just take a break until you feel ready and are in the mood and then hopefully everything will turn out ok again.
Laurie :hug:

K Pawz GuestApr 3, 2007

thanks guys, it helps alot to hear that others have the same problem

Kim that is it exactly, I know that I am improving but I don't have a set way of doing things and I know I will never be able to get something the same as another even if I tried, I worry that I have set myself up to fail....but today I have gone and finished an unfinished project from last month that I was frustrated with at the time, and now going back to it with a fresher outlook I love the way he turned out, and will be listing him on B4B's either tonight or tomorrow...and I am now starting another unfinished critter....this finishing up loose ends seems to be helping as I think part of the problem was I had all of these bodiless heads staring at me and I was having a hard time moving on when I felt like I had unfinished work to do!!! Cleaning the slate and starting the month fresh!!

hugs,
Krista