Each and every day I walk out to my studio with a clear idea of what my ambitious goals are for the day. It is a nice thought. Then my day happens. The first thing on my list is to open my emails and answer and return calls related to ongoing or upcoming projects. Most often there are questions answer, fires to put out, or new drawings to do in a hurry to keep everything all of the ongoing projects on track. On a good day this part of my job takes a half hour. When everything goes sideways this job can last into the next day. In the shop there are always things to sort out, instructions to be given or some planning of revisions necessitated by the complexity of our projects. We do our best to take it all in stride, without any unnecessary drama if possible. We love what we do and the people we are privileged to work with so that is relatively easy. I don’t do nearly as much hands-on work as I did years ago but I do my best to get my hands dirty as much as I possibly can. There are also some on going projects which are always waiting patiently for my attention. The three sample pub signs were such projects, accomplished in small bits of time over the last year. One of my regular goals is to sneak at least a little time on those kinds of projects a couple of times each week. Two of those signs are now complete (as of last week) and the third is in final paint. This week I hope to finish the fun little sign and get it up on the display wall as well. We’ll see how that lofty goal goes. Stay tuned…
