steadily
the work
evolves and grows
the artist is(n't) amazed
– progress.

While it was quite hot outside, I hid in my chilled basement studio to work on the puppets for my Orpheus film project.

I finished the first half of the Orpheus puppet's mold today. When the plaster was setting, I made the armature of Charon, the second character who – like Orpheus – appears both, as a puppet and as a silhouette.

No fancy pictures today.
Just simple shots of what I did today:

This is the first half of the Oprheus puppet's mold. It's still drying, and I'm going to cast the second part in two or three days.

The final armature for the Charon character (or see a bigger version of this image)

At first I thought, "Well, there's nothing in this post that is for or helps my dear readers". But still, it is: I'd like to share these pictures because they show how important it is to keep the things going.

When I started my Studio Monday, I wanted to create time and space (and a routine) for the work on my film, so that it will be eventually completed one day. And that has worked amazingly well so far: Every week I accomplish a lot of things.

As soon as one Studio Monday is over, I want to find as much time as possible to take the things further, because it's simply so much fun, and I'm motivated to go on. This is not about discipline right now. It's just, you know, the process is simply pleasing.

(I've written about this feeling before.)

Do you know this feeling? I really wish you do!