Project 1

1 of 40 - Forty projects before I turn 40. Going through my work schedule for the start of this year and looking at a few ideas I would like to get around to making, I realized that I was turning 40 in a little over six months.

Starting now with the organization of my thoughts around this project and the re-design of my site with a blog for documentation - this is project ONE of forty. (This will be updated/edited as I develop this process and figure out why I’m doing this - for now, it’s a start).

THOUGHTS & PARAMETERS

I’m setting aside time to produce 1 - 2 ideas per week. Sticking to this schedule I will be able to complete forty projects by mid-summer with my birthday in September. At the time of this post, I have about 30 of the 40 projects outlined. I have a rough order and a general idea about what each will require. Many projects will take more than a day to complete so I’m giving myself a couple months at the end to make up for delays along the way.

DOCUMENTATION

My biggest blindspot has been documenting my work. This project is as much about learning how to documenting my work as it is about the work. More on this…

TYPES OF PROJECTS

These projects fall into about five categories: Design, Furniture, Product, Sculpture, and Photography. There is overlap. There will be things that fall outside the five.

ADD. THOUGHTS

I’m giving myself six months to get better at making and documenting. No expectations other than to pursue interest and to learned how to better dedicate time to creating the things I’m interested in making to and documenting my work properly for the first time in my life.

My next project is going to be a frame for a painting.

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