It's a little embarrassing that the day after I make a determined, proud pep-talk about how I'm going to get my shit straight....I dive right back into that hot mess. No sleep + costuming + skeletons + sewing + math + microwave burritos = body temperature drop and unexplained crying jags. So I went to sleep. Lots.
This evening I caught up on a pile of computer work I've been neglecting and applied for a couple of jobs. One was for a
cake decorator position. I have always loved watching and fantasizing about being a cake decorator. You get to draw, paint, and sculpt in
frosting! How could that possibly be awful? It can't be awful--because CAKE! Besides, I've seen the tiny sculptures those kids on
Cake Boss have made and I
know I have way more talent than that. Disclaimer: I don't want to be a cake decorator just because I obsessively watched all the
Cake Boss that Netflix had.
It's because I watched all the
Ru Paul's Drag Race Netflix had.
All those ladies were
serving confectionary realness. Can't you imagine some Queen's bustier pattern all up on a cake? With glitter and jewels and
eleganza?!
While I'm waiting for the cake-painting job offer, I'll finish costuming for which I was commissioned for a play next week. My time management for
that has been
crap, so I'm way behind. Lucky for me, the director is sympathetic, resourceful, and forgiving. We teamed up and scoured his costume stock to reduce my workload. Making the masks for the last vignette has been delegated to a cast member who
actually makes masks, thankfully.
I'm feeling more confident about finishing my work for these costumes, now. However, I'm stuck with a lot of extra fabric since I won't be making as many things. It's nice fabric. Bought for Edwardian/Victorian costumes. I think I may just know what to do with it....
I don't know where I meant to go with this entry, but I'll end it with this: Friday I intend to drop my business mission statement, list of services, and pricing on this blog. Photos of past work and an Etsy shop to follow, hopefully finished by this weekend. Check in tomorrow--I'll be open for business!
