the race is on

It has been a twelve hour day in the studio today. I making headway and hoping to have all the work I started finished by the weekend. By finished I mean painted and drawn. Then I can fire everything next week. I have some new designs that I am excited about and working with some new color combinations and motifs. I am always surprised at how long it takes me to finish a piece. I have a very unrealistic idea of time when it comes to my own work. I wrote all the steps it takes before I complete a piece, thirteen steps total. Of course now that I am so busy all I want to do is lay around and read a book. Will I ever win?