Anticipation…or…are we there YET?!?

Sunrise in my front yard, anticipating the day ahead

This month's theme for the Art Bead Scene Blog Carnival is "Anticipation."

For me, anticipation is a double-edged sword. While it's exciting and pleasurable to look forward to something, it's also frustrating to wait and a little scary because I don't know exactly what to expect.

Here are a few ways we artists encounter anticipation on a regular basis:planning, executing, and finishing our own projectsparticipating in swaps and stalking the...