12/28/2021
As we edge our way out of this mess of 2021 (& still reeling from 2020), I wanted to take a minute to write something to all my fans who have checked in or wondered what happened to me. The pandemic hit my life particularly hard and left an aftermath of grief, resentment, & fear that I’m still trying to make sense of. It completely sapped me of any & all creativity. With the world on pause, I had no choice but to reflect on what I was doing with my life & my little business. I was too scared to do any shows. I have barely picked up the needles in two years now. And now as a single woman on a single income, it was harder & harder to pay for & set up for these shows. I also realized that I spent so much time making things I didn’t like, or didn’t fulfill me creatively instead of focusing on the pieces that, to me, felt like art. I did this because I turned my passion, my art into a commodity. I felt like I had to justify making things by profiting off them, instead of the drive to create & make beautiful things. I HAVE made lots of art pieces sprinkled in with the latest trends, but I started to resent everything that wasn’t coming from my heart.
But I miss it. I miss the other vendors, I miss you, my fans, and I miss making beautiful wearable art that made Gypsysoul Creations what it was for nearly 12 YEARS now. I’m going to try to get back to things, but in a very small capacity. This means fewer shows, fewer items, but still the one-of-a-kind quality you’ve come to know. This January I will start posting more here on FB the few newer pieces I have.
For anyone still reading, thank you. Thank you for loving what I do, I just have to learn to love it again & for the right reasons. This is definitely NOT a goodbye, but a renewal of a spark that has been a bit dim over the past few years. I’m so excited to see where this new chapter takes us, and I hope you’ll like this next adventure in fiber art.
Much love, laughter, and for goddess sake some damn peace to you & yours this 2022 - the Gypsy 💜
