More and More

~ Painting by Lori Field ~

Yesterday I made several forays into the dressing room/closet to gather clothes together.  Sorting like things with like - just like in the thrift stores.  All tops together by color, etc.  Moving winter stuff into the back and summer into the forefront.  Not trying anything on, just sorting by season, type, and color.  Absolutely shocking how much of everything I have and in every color too!

Learned a Lesson

Collage by Jung Jong Mee

... from last time and spent a shorter time on a couple designated pieces to alter/mend.  Much more satisfying and productive.

Accomplished repairing a pair of summer pants and a belt, and simple mending of another pair of jeans.

Maybe I'll even do more later...just keep it light-hearted, remember.

Win Some, Lose Some, and Then Some

Sculpture by Magdalena Abakanowicz 

Spent too much time today altering and mending stuff - 3 tops and a pair of pants.  Not very satisfying, since I met with minimum success.

One shirt I can go ahead and wear now.  The other...I don't think so, not quite yet, but I don't know what else to do with it yet (and I even scorched it when ironing!)  The 3rd one, nope, needs more major work at this point, not to mention the fact that I created a teeny hole with the seam riper.  Didn't even try the pants on, they were just there by my sewing machine waiting to be mended, so I Just Did It.  Ah well

Evolution of the Concept

"Emergence of the Ganga on the Earth," Hindu Painting.

Had the thought, after looking at some of the "sites of inspiration" listed, that perhaps my framework might be to use only what I already have in reforming my wardrobe.  Originally I was thinking to ultimately have everything working/going together with everything else, as well as being minimal.

Now perhaps, it's more me, more reasonable to start from where I'm at - that is use what I have to get to where I want to be.  The same plan would be involved, but I would not buy anything for this year of the project, not even fabric to make something.  It would be about using

Okay, This Is It!

Polished and Cut Agate

Day 1 of Project Minima and I've already deviated from the so-called plan a bit.  That is to say, I've spent my 15-minutes + this morning, spontaneously altering a top I made awhile back.  Originally it was too big and I altered it smaller.  Well today it was a reverse procedure.

Success and I liked the colors - light gray-blues - kind of like this agate.