Making Friday: How To Play

Every Thursday and Friday, I leave my business hat at Skinny laMinx HQ, and head off to my studio in Salt River, where I close the door, raise the dust sheets, and tap into the creative energy that started the brand. I call this studio time “Making Friday”, and it’s all about cutting, carving, printing, stitching and drawing in a playful “YES, AND…” improvisational mode..

It sounds wonderfully free and creative, doesn’t it? But to be honest, it’s not always easy to shift the gears from business into creative mode.

Einstein reputedly said that play is the highest form of experiment. The way I remind myself how to play is distilled in three Making Friday rules:

• Trust your instincts
• Be scrappy
• Play with Imperfection

Remembering these rules allows me to switch gears, to invite whatever the opposite of perfectionism is into my studio, and to access the loose-limbed, playful, fearless and fun creative energy that lights up my spirit.

PS: Turning off my phone helps a lot, too.