A Necessary Evil
I’m not sure when it became evil. I think it was the day I let a cat move in my studio! Now there is more than one cat and that’s all I’m going to confess. A lady never counts her cats. Framing used to be a continual process — there was always something on the frame table and I’d bounce between painting and framing. While a wash dried, I’d cut a mat or assemble a piece. It was all about efficiency.
Now I’ve complicated things with cat hair and tiny paw prints. Nothing can lay on the table - it must be completed in one session. Also, our one local frame distributor closed so I’m getting my frames and supplies from out of state. It’s smarter to place large orders so I have an excellent excuse to procrastinate.
Change can always work to an advantage. I may have a mountain of framing to do but I’m able to focus on painting for longer periods. And I’m framing at the end of a series which is a good punctuation point. Work flow matters to me because I want to always be rolling forward so I think about this stuff.
