Consistency, cohesion or samey? I asked myself that question a lot this morning. The embroidered piece here is ongoing, started in the last couple of weeks. The page from doodle doo was put together ages ago, can't remember precisely but a long time ago. I was looking for a backdrop to photograph the embroidery against and as I was flicking through the pages of samples in doodle doo I realised that any of them would fit with this cloth. Is that a bad thing? Does that mean my work is ''samey''? If it is ''samey'' is that a negative?
I could go on, I could say that if I completely changed my process, my materials, my inspirational sources than everything would change in a very noticeable way. But......do I want to, do I need to? My answer is no. I am happy with my process, my materials. So, my opinion? My work is my work. It shows. It is obvious it's my work. I like that. I am satisfied that I am growing creatively within my sphere of ''samey''. The definition of ''samey'' can be read as a negative. I am ignoring that. In my head it's a positive.
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1.lacking in variety; monotonous.