See, when I enameled before, I thought it was fun, but very frustrating. Kinda like when I learned photography. I'd see the photo in my head, take the picture, and it was totally NOT what I envisioned. With enameling, I'd chose the colors, enamel the piece, and when it didn't come out of the kiln how I imagined it, felt frustrated and disappointed. Which doesn't exactly foster a spirit of creativity. So I decided to turn things around, to come to it with the attitude that I'm MAKING something - it doesn't have to be perfect, or exactly what I envisioned. I'm not a failure if I can't get it to behave how I want. After all, this is supposed to be FUN, right?
For example, this piece was enameled with a yellow opaque base and blue transparent top coat.
Yeah, not blue OR yellow, huh. At first, the old "why didn't it come out how I planned, what am I doing wrooooong" started up, but I snuffed it. I thought instead, "hey, kinda surprising, but pretty in its own way." Looking at it as a creative adventure rather than an end result.
So I continued on with the morning
And got some neat pieces!
