I watched an incredible video on YouTube this week about confidence. As a maker, confidence ebbs and flows, hour to hour, week to week, month to month, and it affects what we are able to put out into the world. It made me think of confidence like a reserve that you build as you achieve tasks, large and small. Set backs tap your confidence reserve, and it builds back up over time as you make new achievements, or even revisit old ones. What happens when your reserve is tapped out? For me, that...
about 2 years ago • 2 min read
Happy Monday everybody! We've got some new subscribers to my newsletter this week, so I want to extend a warm welcome to you all and let you know that I'm very grateful that you're interested in hearing my updates and thoughts. My current focus in on expanding the range of products that I make and sell, to ensure that I sell more accessibly priced items. As such I'm working on both product development, production, photography and listing creation at the moment. I feel a little over extended...
about 2 years ago • 3 min read
Planning for Makers Central 2023 Makers Central is being planned for 2023, and I’m hoping to attend with a bevy of Walking Sticks and other goods. This year I’m going to do it a little different. Makers Central is after all an event for makers, so I’ll be focusing on how I make canes, rather than “a shop front”. I’ll be bringing many of the jigs and tools that I use, scheduling talks for how I make walking sticks, and offering a free measuring service. I am also planning a much wider range of...
about 2 years ago • 1 min read
