Life had thrown me a bunch of curveballs and I was kept out of the studio.  That whole time I continued to accumulate objects and "this and that" and I just kept putting STUFF in my workspace to the point at which I almost couldn't get anything in the door... including ME!

It took me three solid days to clean out my studio and make it a comfortable space to work. I collect objects, yes. I do stained glass, yes. I make large scale mosaics, yes.  I do ceramics, yes. I make neon, yes. All of those interests require me to have a lot of STUFF. Everything had to come out of my studio and then get put back into the space in the appropriate bins. I essentially Maria Kondo'd my studio and boy am I just thrilled. I dusted off several pieces that were in process from days past and I'm finally back in business with a rolodex of ideas I've stockpiled in my mind for when life didn't require my attention elsewhere.

I am energized. THIS is my life.