I seem to be in a funny head space this evening. I don't really know what I want to write about. Lets see what comes up.
As you know, because I have been whinging about it, I haven't been feeling very well and today has been a bit of a culmination of that combined with trying to get ready to leave and sorting the house out. I have also been reading a wonderful book which is a form of complete and utter escapism. One of the huge positives of being an only child is that I am able to completely immerse myself in fiction and imaginary worlds. The only downside is they often become more interesting than real life. This one is certainly more interesting than touching up the woodwork around the house which has left me firmly planted in reality with paint encrusted in my hair and splodges over my arms and hands. It's a strong look.
I went in to Liberty's today, which is one of those places I will truly miss, its such a gem and no where else in the world is there a department store that compares. Everything in there is a miniature work of art and unique. I bought some beautiful note books in different shades of azure blue that remind me of the colours of the sea at X-puha to use to jot down ideas and draw. Its feeling like its getting closer to time to commit to putting things on paper, rather than playing with the ideas, and shifting them, reversing them, turning them upside down and shaking them in my head. Anyway, whilst I was paying I got talking to a couple of the members of staff. Any of you who know me are probably despairing at this quintessentially Anna behavior of speaking to anyone on the street for hours as if I have known them forever. Its a habit combined with my one of inviting strangers to join me and my friends if they are eating alone that has got me into a lot of trouble. One that used to enrage an ex-boyfriend of mine - but that's a whole other story. Sometimes however, it works brilliantly. I was telling them my plans and my ideas and they mentioned that Liberties runs the "Best of British Design Open Call" and that I should consider presenting to them when I am ready.
Its basically a forum for up and coming British designers to get advice and support from experts on how best to nurture their ideas with the best ones being stocked in Liberty. What a wonderful idea right? Whilst I am not sure this is something I want at the start, I am very keen to market the bikinis via word of mouth and if I can establish some rather unique distribution channels, I do think this could be really interesting in the longer term. Good information to have. Also brilliant to see large organisations keen to support local designers and talent. To think that if I hadn't got chatting to the sales staff I wouldn't have heard about this. So there ex-boyfriend!
(Ooooo look here is the post....) I speak to people like this because I am a sucker for a story. Hearing somebody's story is my idea of heaven. The same way I love speaking to strangers I love asking couples, especially elderly ones, the story of how they met. It's probably my favourite question. (Please lets not examine my codependency issues right now?). You see these people, who seem so settled and perhaps often slightly doddery and infirm and they transport you to their youth and these moments of extreme seething passion and feeling. Its amazing.
These experiences transcend, we all have them in common, we are all "living the human experience", but we only understand we are not alone in our experiences if we talk, if we communicate, if we tell our story and of course if we are able to listen to other peoples. Perhaps the human experience is in the sharing?
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