Welcome to Studio Chat!

Come on in, lovely friends, I am starting a blog to share projects, crafty musings and scribblings from my studio! I want this to be a relaxed, informal space to share creative ideas, work in progress and things that inspire me. Hopefully it will be a welcoming place for you to grab a brew and have a chat.

To blog or not to blog?

To be honest, I have been thinking about starting a blog again for some time. I used to have a blog years ago....in fact, that is where the name for Funky Fossil came from! However, when I started the business and plunged headlong in to the manic world of shopping TV and social media my focus switched to generating a high volume of quick content...I had deadlines to meet, shows to promote, products to sell and there just wasn't time for the more gentle pace of my blog.

And then I began to wonder if blogs were still relevant. Do people even read them anymore?

However, as you may know, earlier this year I decided to step away from the frantic pace that I had been working at and press 'reset'. I wanted to reconnect with the creative joy that inspired Funky Fossil in the first place and to take the time to let my art practice evolve. It is difficult to experiment and take risks if we are under pressure to make 'perfect' samples that can be used to market products. I will chat more about letting go of perfectionism another day but it was definitely getting in the way!

As a result, I have had a fabulous few months simply learning, playing and making - my creative batteries are recharged and I feel that now is the perfect time to return to blogging. I think it is a lovely way to reflect and connect and hope you will enjoy the content...let me know what you would like the blog to cover and we can create it together!

What to expect....

As with all things, I am sure that our Studio Chat will evolve over time but this is what I currently have in mind:

• Step by step projects

• Current inspirations

• Peeks behind the scenes

• Reflections about craft and art

  
  

Sound good? Let me know what you would like to see....

See you again soon,