I go through these very typical stages of creativity. First I get an idea to make something new, then I spend a whole heap of time restlessly messing around in material. Later I become frustrated because nothing is working out quite as I had predicted. Out of this mess comes one or two ideas that I can build upon. From these seedlings a new body of work bust forth. Its a painful process and I wish I could just set a pace and plod along, but if you want your work to grow you must suffer growing pains.