the $1000 + faucet

Terry Grant and I have been commiserating about the prices of kitchen faucets and I told her that I am considering buying lottery tickets in the hope I can hit the jackpot and buy this faucet. Not only is it elegant, it feels so comfortable in my hand. But alas, I shall have to settle for something more pedestrian. (This should be my worst problem). Hardwood floor in the kitchen or tile? Sidespray or pull-out? Glass or tile backsplash? I suspect these questions will all resolve themselves eventually, although we do have to decide on the floor since that goes down first.

In the meantime, I continue to print fabric, which makes me happier than almost anything else I do. What is it that makes you the happiest of all the things you do? And why?

When I was doing career transition counseling, I learned to ask my clients not only what they liked/disliked about their previous jobs, but what it was about those things that specifically made them happy/unhappy. It's amazing what you can learn about yourself when you ask/answer that question. My favorite part of the job when I was director of sales promotion for a magazine, was working with the graphic designers and printers. What was it I loved about it? Color splitting -- that is, deciding what Pantone colors to use - and where to use them in the printed materials. Color and printing still make me happy -- but in a very different form. This fabric... became this after a few deletions, additions, and corrections.And the one below also used to look different. Printed another layer, then discharged. It is getting there (wherever there is).

I never did get to the studio today. Faucets, you remember. But tomorrow, the plumbing supply places are closed - so I will go to work. Even just ironing and moving things around on the wall will qualify.