March 7, 2024 - Been doing some exploring this week. Nothing too major, but just experimenting around with some different stuff, hoping to maybe shake things up and stumble into something new. I think it can be healthy to implement different materials or working methods from time to time. It’s a good way to leverage what you know to propel you into unfamiliar territory. It’s a great to have familiarity with your materials so you can steer things toward a predictable result. Its necessary if you're trying to commercialize your skill. Clients hire you based off of work you’ve done, with the general understanding that if they commission you to do a piece, you will deliver something stylistically in the ballpark of what’s in your portfolio. It’s a reasonable expectation. Nobody wants to hire someone to experiment around and…