Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Reinvention in the mountains
Well I'm not very prolific when it comes to my blog, I never know what to write. My tree change has bought all sorts of challenges some great, some difficult, but none bad.
The difficult , the markets here are very challenging there isn't the cash around like Sydney. I don't have as much cash either, that was the trade off living on one wage, so that i can create, reinvent and try to be of use.
So my market experience has been very up and down. It's difficult to find my "target group". Today had a new twist, a couple of months ago a mum commisioned me to make a couple of dresses for her daughter using her own African fabric. She recommended to a friend, who asked me to do alteration for her, she was very happy and is about to drop of a skirt she loves and some fabric and I will be paid to make 2 more for her. So I am a bona fide dressmaker. not ready to take on a wedding meringue just yet. But isn't it great how life can change so quickly. When I made the move to the mountains I had some fixed ideas of what I wanted to do, I am now thinking that being open to possibilities is the way to go. As long as I get to be creative, cook good food for Johnny and I, walk the mutt and see my friends, and make a couple of dollars, well that is wonderful, I am very lucky. An opportunity came up for me on Katoomba in retail, I work one day a week at Zuri a gorgeous store that sell, eco, organic and sustainable homewares, skincare, clothing & fairtrade goods. I love it and am learning lots.
The difficult , the markets here are very challenging there isn't the cash around like Sydney. I don't have as much cash either, that was the trade off living on one wage, so that i can create, reinvent and try to be of use.
So my market experience has been very up and down. It's difficult to find my "target group". Today had a new twist, a couple of months ago a mum commisioned me to make a couple of dresses for her daughter using her own African fabric. She recommended to a friend, who asked me to do alteration for her, she was very happy and is about to drop of a skirt she loves and some fabric and I will be paid to make 2 more for her. So I am a bona fide dressmaker. not ready to take on a wedding meringue just yet. But isn't it great how life can change so quickly. When I made the move to the mountains I had some fixed ideas of what I wanted to do, I am now thinking that being open to possibilities is the way to go. As long as I get to be creative, cook good food for Johnny and I, walk the mutt and see my friends, and make a couple of dollars, well that is wonderful, I am very lucky. An opportunity came up for me on Katoomba in retail, I work one day a week at Zuri a gorgeous store that sell, eco, organic and sustainable homewares, skincare, clothing & fairtrade goods. I love it and am learning lots.
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