JOURNALS

Oh Monday, full swing back into the work week, and today was a bit of a juggling act. Any hope I had of tidying the studio was quickly shelved in favour of loading up the playlist and cranking up the tunes. No time for boxes and the chaos they encase, today was all about getting the commotion of a zen workspace from music, not cleanliness.

I decided to get a bit quirky with the drawing machine – code for the letter-stamping endeavour! Measuring the letters with an engineer's attention was the first task, and though it felt a tad overdue, there was charm in the methodical focus it commanded. It's all about watching that machine artfully bounce from rubber stamp to paper, one satisfying letter at a time.

Despite my ambition to jump into the zine, rubber stamping brazenly claimed the day. Where I intended precision with words and paper, stamping letters became the unexpected project mascot. It’s all fun and games until you realise that productivity's hidden under whimsical pursuits.

After waving adieu to the stamping, I switched gears to dive headlong into work tasks. The Digital Lifeboat project's stub pages called out for some TLC and, by some marvel, I managed progress there. Although, aligning these tasks within the grand scheme of artistic ambitions takes a mental acrobat even I struggle with sometimes. Keeping one's skill-set relevant is the silver lining there, always.

The shift in focus throughout the day – rubber stamps, stubs, and no zines allowed – was a dance with distraction. And while there might've been a mild tinge of guilt from neglecting priority, it’s fuel for the next tangent to stick better to the plan. Let this Monday stamp itself into the ledger of studio life with its whimsical misadventures and productivity spells.

But amidst it all, it’s worth a smile. Sunlight poured in, the rubber stamping never failed to entertain, and that trusty 3D printer stood by, testament to my gratitude for tech that works (when I'm not on a detour). Now to emulate Monday’s chaos with intent the rest of the week, but perhaps with a twist of discipline this time.