I am making progress on the next book. I’ve received emails back from two of the museums that I contacted saying that they are willing to help me, by answering any questions I might have. I am so very grateful that people are willing to do this for me. I understand that most museums are understaffed and underfunded, so for people to be willing to devote time to my questions is just lovely.<\/p>\n
Last night I started a new project for the book. It is quite different from anything I’ve ever done before. I hope it works out. If it doesn’t, you’ll never see it! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
I still wish that I could travel to the home of the embroidery I’m going to be focusing on. I just know it would be such a valuable experience for me for the book. However, my husband insists that he would be coming with me, and then the girls both insist too. That makes it quite an expensive little exercise!<\/p>\n
I keep hoping that the money will miraculously turn up in our bank account, but that’s not at all likely. I even considered using a crowdfunding website like “GoFundMe”, but I feel pretty weird about asking people for money like that!<\/p>\n
I’ll just have to convince myself that I don’t need to go. <\/p>\n
Of course, not going, I’ll have to purchase photos to use that I could otherwise take myself… I won’t be able to see the embroidery up close and personal… I won’t be able to ask the questions that I would only think of when I see the work in the flesh… I wouldn’t be able to purchase local materials and support the local economy… I wouldn’t be able to meet local craftspeople who still make the embroidery and treasure it as part of their culture… I wouldn’t be able to get a real feel for the culture, and see how the embroidery fits in with that…<\/p>\n
I’m not doing a very good job of convincing myself, am I?! Must try harder!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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