I usually work several pieces at any one time. Having said that, sometimes I
end up down a dark alley, a dead end and still I don't want to wait for the
inspiration that elicited the idea to return and guide me. I press forward like a good worker bee and may settle for something because I'm just exhausted. So it's a lack of patience. Later on I realize what I've done; I shortchanged something that just wasn't ready for birth.
On the other hand, I have ideas that I procrastonate. "The time isn't right", the little
voice in my head intones. It usually means that I don't want to make the effort
that the imagination is calling for. I need to make the first step but I'm paralyzed. I decided to share tonight a project that my friend Teri P suggested in one of her posts. "Share something that you spend only ten minutes manipulating."
2 comments:
Congratulations! How did it feel to let go after just 10 minutes?
The challenge is leave it be.
Very liberating. I admit I spend way too much time trying to look spontaneous. In my defense, practicing our art is the crux. In my sumi-e triptych, I probably spent a month making studies and practicing each stroke. I ultimately did those three pieces in under three hours. I think lately I've been over thinking. I thank you for reminding me of the lesson.
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