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quirkandbramble

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Well, it seems that I just don't have the time for much sewing while I'm going to school. My Etsy shop is still open, and I'll be putting little things like doodles and small paintings up for sale from time to time, but sewing and fiber art have taken a back seat for the foreseeable future. 

I do hope and plan to one day resurrect the skelemeleons and their friends, but for now I have to come to terms with the fact that I can't really make them while going to school. =(

If you'd like to follow me, I am pretty active on Instagram, these days. You can see some of the things I've been doing for school, and as time goes forward, hopefully more independent artwork as well. I need to get into the habit of keeping a healthy and steady sketchbook, as well as doing complete independent works outside of my classwork, to develop my skills (and let's be honest, my reputation as an artist, as well). 

So. The journey continues. I really appreciate the support you guys have given me over the years; it's been really absolutely lovely. I do plan to return to my fiber art pursuits, as my love for them has not diminished. But for the time being, school is my main focus.

And I'll stop rambling, now. <3

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School Update

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Well, school is going well, thus far, but my schedule this semester is really wacked out. I'm starting to get concerned that I won't have time to pick Q&B stuff back up on a regular basis until the winter session or spring semester!

I hope it won't come to that, but I just wanted to post an update just in case... to let people know I'm still alive, and I'll be back!

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Okay, so! I'm going to be starting class next week, and I've decided to go on hiatus for a couple of weeks to a couple of months while I get into the swing of being back in school (for the first time in a decade!). 

I will be back, of course, but I'm honestly not sure how soon. It just depends on how long it takes me to adjust to the new schedule, etc., since I will continue at my job as well.

Thanks for understanding! <3

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Life Turns

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Well, looks like my life is going to be taking a turn, soon! I applied and was accepted to an excellent local community college, where I'll be working toward an AA in graphic design.

So I'm not sure how that will affect Quirk & Bramble; Q&B isn't going anywhere, but things might be slower than they've been. Or who knows?? Maybe I'll be making more and more things.

I'm still working on figuring my life out, yaknow?

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Okay, sooo...

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... I've gotten semi-sidetracked by trying more techniques for making moths. You can see the finished result of the first prototype over on Instagram: instagram.com/p/mtXBrHhYlv/

I'm pretty happy with how it turned out! But I'm still working out some kinks and refining the process; I've started work on a second, larger prototype which I will make into a headband for my sister. =)

With all the prototyping and experimenting in mind, I'm considering following a suggestion my sister recently made to go on a bit of a "semi-hiatus" type thing for a couple of months. Which would basically mean I wouldn't be listing anything new in the shop (quirkandbramble.etsy.com) or renewing expired listings, but I'd keep sharing WIP photos and finished prototype photos, etc, on Instagram and here on DA. I'll use the time to experiment with different techniques and refine my production processes, etc.  I feel like I need to focus on really streamlining things. 

We'll see what happens! At any rate, I seem to be most active on Instagram, lately, and also on Tumblr: quirkandbramble.tumblr.com

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