Have you ever reached that moment when you suddenly realized you had
gone completely overboard and if you didn't stop yourself you'd have
lost the whole day into the black hole of perfectionism?
I reached that moment when I was packaging this tapestry for shipment to it's new owner.
I
had already gone to three stores for packaging material and as I was
putting the tapestry between pieces of foam core I was absolutely sure I
needed some binder clips to hold the whole thing together. Completely
sure the tapestry couldn't be shipped without binder clips. I picked up
my keys and was halfway out the door when it hit me. I had spent the
last 3 hours packaging a tapestry which honestly would be fine just
rolled in muslin and it was going to be fine without the binder clips. I
slapped some plastic tape on the edges, liberally applied bubble wrap,
and headed for FedEx (to stand in line for on two consecutive days as it turned out).
For
whatever reason this tapestry ended up velcroed to foam core with
wooden shims on the sides so the tapestry didn't get squished. It was
some Home Depot-inspired scheme I think. The excessive choices available
in that store led to a hyper-packaged tapestry. At least that is my
story.
I really liked this little piece. It just came home from Small Tapestry International 3. I am glad it has found a new home.
I reached that moment when I was packaging this tapestry for shipment to it's new owner.
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| Cherry Lake, 8 x 13 inches, hand-dyed wool tapestry |