19.10.12
















Isolation is no longer an option.

Figuring is a compelling thought; the complexity of words when used as a constrictor knot. The slip of the noose never loosens. 

The 12 step/ping on eggs plan. Most of the time i feel like i’m on the twelve-step program + i’m not an addict … is this the human condition? It is insulting to me as an artist to be asked to play such a shallow game.


The great debate.


i am a cross trained artist. That means, out of necessity, i'm trained in the fine arts, theater arts + design arts.

 

Having used the terms artist / image maker on my vitae for the past thirty years, It is impossible for me to separate the doing + the being. i also use the word, designer, just as often. The word artist is not pretentious. It's just a word we turn over + into something in our minds. 


101. Cross-training is important. There is no obvious path, + there isn't an automatically garnered paycheck. It is valuable to know what you are asking to be done. Know the execution of what you are asking of someone else. When others realize you have come up in the ranks, + you have put your time in, there is more allowance of respect.  


We have a saying — whomever touches the project last, wins.


After everyone has taken off their stage makeup, + other, i’m asked to go celebrate the show. i decline. Thinking: let me simply enjoy you professionally up on the stage. i am not interested in what pills you take, what labels you wear, what animals you eat….


You all know how to do this  — we’ll come back, for the hard part.

7 comments:

  1. isn't it though... a series of stretching and then settling back in.. hhmmm yes... x

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  2. The 12 step/ping on eggs program....ha...i love that...some really fun word play...life is def a series of stretches as well...

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  3. does a smile count as 'having a think'?

    : )

    xoxo

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  4. Oh my you speak the truth. Youve been very quiet on the ether lately

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  5. Vivid, solid, now. Amazing choices of words to describe the really hard parts of deciding.

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  6. Yes, life ... and creating art ... is a stretching exercise ... followed by the settling back in the comfort zone to brace oneself for the next stretch. You've given me food for thought. I saw your work over at Seth's this morning and just wanted to tell you how much I love it!

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  7. Food for thought, "Experience or security, which to choose?"

    I love your vivid artwork, congrats on being featured on Seth's blog today!

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