This Day’s Race - Day Seven
Posted on June 7th, 2008 by mousewords
Day Seven of the 2008 Southern Cross Novel Challenge. Inspired by the Belmont Race, I realize…some days, it’s just not your day.
It was really not my day for videography–took me five hours to get this one uploaded. But I learned a lot, so that was good. Oh, and keep watching even after the picture freezes–it doesn’t end when you think it does. 
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*chuckle* “… even the computer.”
And some days, you just need to put down the clay and back away, before you throw it against the wall. There are times when I need to pick up a coloring book and crayons instead, and just let myself play like a kid. There are times when I create an ugly stepchild — I just can’t bring myself to like what I’ve made. But I can look back at all the pictures of the pieces that I’ve really loved, and say, “Yeah, I really am a good sculptor. Just not today.” 
Thanks for this uplifting reminder. It’s the same in sculpting too. Sometimes you’re on your game, it’s smooth sailing, and whatever other metaphor means “things are going well.”