Learning In the moment of making

     


    The past few weeks have been interesting. I have been working on writing the book I call “book of secrets.” I have been exploring the factor of “complex geomatics” Well designs that look cool but “have no inspiration.” I have continued down the path from the blog called “impossible drawing.”

            I was able to camouflage a unique meaning into two different work pieces. They have proposed different challenges, but it was fun being creative. The book of secrets that I am writing is pretty much drawing and planning and writing down different things that need to be accounted for to make the project. I also write down things that I have learned in the moment of making.

Despite my drawing I have had to adapt to multiple different things while in the moment of making.

            The adventure of making complex geomatics has been interesting figuring out the angles, depths, and flow nature of each part. With these projects I have learn, well more I’m trying to figure out the “stage math” and “staging design,” which would allow me to have better plans from the start. I would also help me plan for and how to figure out carving steps. 



            My future plan is to be able to take different stage designs and incorporate them randomly for a new project.

            The challenge is real when making these intricate projects is how you I “learn in the making.” I have roughed like a lion because I thought “I messed up.” The mess ups or “mistakes” come from carving out material I initial did not want to remove. However, are they really mistakes if you’re not sure exactly what you’re doing or making. It’s the fun of making something because you have flexibility in the moment of “creating your vision.” Having patience in the process and letting your vision adapt through the process. I have had to reimage projects because I carved away material in the wrong spot. Or what I thought was the wrong spot. I have had wood break away where I didn’t want it to. I was trying to put I screws to turn a piece into a necklace pendant and it brock off into the wood. It happened four times. The choices I had to make was “scrap it” or I adapted and “incorporated the mistake.” I love the line “I don’t hide mistakes I incorporate them.” Especially true for creating new things and having an imagination. Because, you have fun and how can they be “mistakes” if you’re not sure what the final project result will or should be.

            I have wasted material it happens. I do believe, however, with some patience and creative vision some projects can be saved. I have started projects over and wasn’t sure what to do with my first attempt. I relaxed, processed and was able to create something beautiful. I have done what I called “reset” the work piece and came up with a different design. Well, the work piece be perfectly flat again, NO. But it doesn’t have to be because at least for wood carving material would be removed away.





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