Time for a Clear Out

I've been in my house nearly three years now but I still had old college and university work crammed into my garden shed waiting to be dealt with. I couldn't let another Summer pass without tackling this job, and so now was the time to roll up my sleeves and delve into the past.

I have managed to part with some of my work over the years and I was fairly ruthless when I moved, but I was still hanging on to far too much. There is a part of me that would like to get rid of everything; streamline and simplify; but there are some things I just can't part with. As I turn the pages of design work, I reconnect with the younger me and realise that some things feel too precious to let go off.

Final Year Design Project

But I'm still creating work now and I don't want the present to be suffocated by the past, so I'm pleased when I find I can sift through and clear some space so there's air to breathe between the memories.

I loved my time at art college and looking at the designs I created there brought back happy memories...sitting in the studio with friends, immersing ourselves in projects and dreaming of the future. It was a wonderful experience, opening up and expanding my mind; filling me up with the desire to learn and see where I could go with my ideas. A feeling that I carry with me still.

So I've actually managed to edit it all down to a manageable amount that I can access easily to look at, rather than being boxed away becoming hoarders' relics. Such a relief to tick that off the list.

Amanda
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