To Blog or not to blog
That is the question.
OK, I didn’t mean to take a week off from blogging. It’s just……I just could not come up with anything interesting to say.
The advice you always hear about blogging is that you must be consistent.
Blog regularly and often.
Which all sounds good except…..when you have nothing to say.
I spent my week working on some new, custom HOME signs including Saint Louis!
And, I’d been invited to do a kind of exclusive show so it was time for my usual mad prep. And I just felt silly announcing to the world “I made more coasters!”
So, in that circumstance is it better to keep quiet or should you come up with something/anything to talk about? What do you think?
But I’m back and had a fun weekend.
The show was at an exclusive club called SoHo House. There are SoHo houses in NYC and London etc etc and they are quite, quite posh.
I wanted to have a good variety of things to display so I came up with some new designs for my candle blocks
Yes, I can hear you thinking “New blocks! David! Way to really stretch your creativity!
But they are so versatile and fun to work on!
I also got some new magnets in there.
My magnets are, basically, tiny versions of my coasters. I started making them because people kept either A) thinking the coasters were magnets or B) saying “these are great but I don’t need/use coasters.”
When my niece saw these she blurted out, “did you make these? They look so…real.”
I assured her that they were, in fact, “real” and that I wasn’t sure whether I should be complimented or offended.
She explained that what she meant was that the packaging looked like something you’d find in a “real” store and she was having trouble believing it came from me.
I explained that I still wasn’t sure whether to be complimented or offended.
The show was great though.
The club is in the Penthouse of a high rise in West Hollywood and they set us up in the roof garden with sweeping 360 degree views of the city. It is just staggeringly beautiful and I confess I felt a little ghetto with my pegboard displays and not-ironed tablecloths. But, happily, the beautiful people in their beautiful room didn’t seem to mind and it was a terrific afternoon.
I’d show pics but they have strict rules. No cameras. You can’t even use your cell phone to make a call! There was an “official” photographer though so we’ll see what he came up with.
I have projects in mind for this week however so stay tuned for consistent blogging!
I can totally relate… I am revamping my blog for the Fall, again.
My new version will be about the things and places I like. Food I like to make and of course tie
it all in will illustration? Yeah, who am I kidding… wish me luck! Your doing fine David, your blogs are fun to read… Just do it when you can???
Best of luck to you!
Thanks Walter. I look forward to seeing your revamp and, of course, keeping up with your illustrations of food you like (see how I tied it all together there? You can be like the blog version of Cooks Illustrated).
Poor you, in a Penthouse in West Hollywood.
My last show was in front of a barn in the sticks of Northern Ontario.
You don’t need to blog everyday, ’cause then you’d be telling us something like what socks you wore that day.
Dear Readers: Today’s sock choice is “white tube” it keeps my calves warm and my look dated!
I like it! I think “The Daily Sock Update” should be a part of my blog!
White tubes are nice with the horizontal stripes of your t-shirt.
Those candles are adorbies! I love how you put the paper on first and THEN distressed. Cute!
Regarding not blogging – I have that issue sometimes too! You know what has REALLY helped me, is keeping a note (I use evernote so it syncs with my phone) where I quickly jot down blog post ideas/topics RIGHT when I think of one, then later when I’m out of ideas I just browse my lil list. So far it’s helped!
I love your blog & all your work
That’s a very good idea. I tend to have “blog thoughts” when I’m not in front of the computer and I like the idea of a “stuck list.” Thank you!
David, Keep on blogging no matter what the subject. You could recite the phone book and make it amusing.
Nicki