Playing the waiting Game
Still waiting for the decks to arrive from the printer ... (a slight delay moved the ETA forward a few weeks) though I've been assured they won't be long now.
Waiting is a challenge
(for anyone impatient, like myself) - though with the artwork completed, it's all about the anticipation (not so much the creative process).
While different, I do see similarities to other media where the final result remains elusive until the end. Maybe I gravitate towards anything with a 'ta-da!' element... the possibility of an 'oh-no!' moment tends to make the roller-coaster real and the
(hopefully) good results so much more exciting
There's a waiting game involved in working with Black & White Photography
(I have spent many hours in darkrooms)... Once the paper has been exposed and put through developer, stop and fix baths - the photograph needs to remain in the rinse bath for at least 30 min, before it can be brought out and examined properly in daylight...
OR Ceramics ... a delightful media all about transformation and 'final reveals'... where the firing process is not one to rush
Instead of heading into new projects
(or tackling the 'to do list'...) I tend to distract myself with things to do with the project itself... which, I suppose, is productive in a different kind of way
The last few days I've been preparing my website for the playing cards... which led to designing a whole set of new images
(both for my tarot deck and the playing cards). Most images are yet to go live, but here are a few I put on my blog:
First up, the box (for the cards)
http://www.ninelivestarot.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ninelives-playingcard_box.jpg
http://www.ninelivestarot.com.au/bl...2015/06/ninelives-playingcard_box3_aa2015.jpg
... and the Joker
http://www.ninelivestarot.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ninelives-playingcards-joker.jpg
... and latest post: http://www.ninelivestarot.com.au/blog/playing-cards-the-box-the-joker/
where you can read the story about the Joker (and some other bits and pieces)...
*wave*