Wednesday, February 03, 2010  We've talked before about spending
less. It's a popular topic during this recession and always
amongst artists and other such professions of unpredictable
income. I'm remaking a useless basket as an example of making
more of things I already have at hand. This idea often strikes
me in the dressing room, staring at the tired clothes hanging
there. True enough, I'm an artist with a home-based studio. I
get dirty painting and sculpting. I dress the part. But I'm
still a girl. I like clothes. They're just not in the budget at
present. As I look I see pieces hanging there that would be
fabulous if combined. A baggy old rabbit hair sweater and silk
tee could become a fur-trimmed one-of-a-kind. I stand there,
longing to design and stitch. I even have a set of very cool
metal cast rat buttons that Ravyn sent me forever ago... Then I
hear the very sound advice from Jane Frank: "Lisa, just because
you can do anything doesn't mean you can do everything."  It's
advice that's helped me stay o