Yup, one of those weeks.

[treeskin]

By come home from work last night after a bad day...mostly smaller issues, but someone had noticed his jewelry at the annual show, and put it on one of the wishlist forms, and Robyn told him yesterday morning he wasn't to wear any of his jewelry in her gallery anymore. Major bummer. Not the best idea on her part, I think, but she's the boss.

No sign of the roommate since he called Saturday evening and said he'd be visiting Nancy. We've kept his cat locked up the whole time he's been gone. I know the poor cat's got to be lonely and bored, but he's also flea ridden, as is the carpet and everything else in Frank's room,a nd I'd prefer the infestation stayed there. Until Frank is home (and awake and away from the tv) long enough to do something about that, the cat stays in purda.

Switched back to knitting with yesterday's crafting. By's sweater only lacks half a sleeve, two seams, a collar, and some untucked ends, so not too much longer until that's done. I took my aran socks with me while we were running errands Monday, and the second sock is half done--need to pick up stitches along the heel, do the gussets and foot and toe, which is the quicker stuff. I'm contemplating a set of aran socks for By, knee-high, with the full cable patterning, but I need to measure his legs and get yarn for that.

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[draco-kc.livejournal.com]

Robyn told him yesterday morning he wasn't to wear any of his jewelry in her gallery anymore.

So, it's ok if he displays other work (thinking of the leather things), but not jewelry? Odd, considering how she'd been encouraging to do his own stuff to some extent. OTOH, I guess the economic pressures that she's been dealing with aren't really letting up.

[treeskin.livejournal.com]

I think it's something that's come up before with other studio assistants, although this is the first time By's been slapped with it: Robyn has a distinctive style, and after working with her for so long, it's very hard NOT to design within that style. One of Robyn's former studio assistants went out on her own, and years after the fact, people still assume she's trying to copy Robyn's work, when she's not. I guess something like that came up with his tuxedo studs at the show.

She veto'd one of the more ornate pieces he designed, a leather case with metal oak leaf appliques, because she thought the metalwork looked too much like her designs.

I don't remember if we've ever shown you any of his sketchbooks from his college years, but half the stuff in there could pass for Robyn's work, once made it. That's just how he designs, always has. It complicates things greatly.