Then I get these ideas into my head that I should make several of something. I usually start with one and when I finish I say to myself, "that was easy, cute, clever..." and I should make 10, 20, 50 of them.
So in my prototype I try to figure out what worked and what did not. How can I change it to improve the end result or the process? So I grab everything I need to make this item in multiples.
This can be nicely efficient. Using one tool 15 times to cut, sew, glue, wire, tape all the same thing, before moving on to the next stage in the process and picking up the next tool. Everything proceeds at a good pace and materials are used to great efficiency. As I go I figure out how to same time and materials I also work out how I would write up instructions in case I want to sell a kit form for what I am making.
But then the flip side of this method:
Boredom
Mind numbing boredom and it makes it so difficult to get through the process 20 times. A project that would take an hour to make one of may take 15 hours to make 20 of. More efficient true, but way more time focused on a single project, over and over and over.
Sometimes I just have to put those projects away and break out a skull or a canvas and some paints.
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