a way...a path...start somewhere
Have you ever heard of Julia Cameron's book 'The Artist's Way'?
Over the years I've done every excercise in her book. I wrote the morning pages every morning for a long time. Hmmm...it would be a good thing for me to do again.
Cameron suggests writing three pages every morning. In case this is daunting you could take inspiration from my friend Ann who chose 3"x5" index cards for her morning pages! That got her over the daunting 'how to fill 3 8 1/2" x 11" pages. Soon she was using the full sized paper. :-)
But...it's okay to start with 'post-it' notes...why not?
This morning I opened up 'The Artist's Way Every Day' to February 1st. Camerson says in part...
"So you say you want to make art (snip) but to make it you need to start somewhere, and that is often the sticking point. We all have our fears, and they are as real as the chair you are sitting in. (snip ) Sometimes we need to sit up and ignore the cricks in our back and shoulders and just begin. That's how it is with art. We just need to begin. Begin where you are, with WHO you are. In order to go where you want creatively, you have to start somewhere. And the best place to start is precisely where you are."
So now it's February. January is past. A slow month....a quiet month.
Over the last few days I've been picking up in my studio. I even vacuumed the floor upstairs in my loom room! I finished weaving Risty's scarf! She's been so patient...thanks Risty!
So I'm off....out to the studio. You have to begin anew each day.
Showing posts with label Lynne Goldman Studios. Show all posts
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
FIBER ALERT!
Delivered a batch of scarves to Lynne Goldman Studios today.
Exciting!
Check out their website. I'm delighted to have my work in Lynne and Steve's lovely gallery. Thank you!!
http://www.lynnegoldmanstudio.com/
Exciting!
Check out their website. I'm delighted to have my work in Lynne and Steve's lovely gallery. Thank you!!
http://www.lynnegoldmanstudio.com/
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Opportunity
Suddenly lots of opportunities! It's exciting and scary too.
Over time I've worked on a new approach to opportunities. They come along and it's easy to want them too much. To think that getting in the gallery or show will 'save' me in some way. So I find it better to be more even about them. If I get in the new gallery...or the show...wonderful. If I don't get in...okay...yes, some disappointement but another opportunity will come along. I can try again another time.
The other fear is an inventory...or how am I going to get that much work together fear.
In the past I've had a tendency to think I needed to give a gallery a huge collection but I realize that often 6 pieces can be enough to get started. Therefore I've managed to talk myself down from my fear about that.
Another thing is that I no longer want to feel pressure or pushed. I don't seem to handle anxiety well anymore and I like a gentle pace to my day. So I've decided that I can have that gentle pace and I will just do the best I can and I can still take on new opportunities.
So let me tell you a little about some of the recent excitement! It all makes me feel that the economy must be turning around.
My first recent opportunity was the Blue Ridge Fiber Show in Asheville NC at the North Carolina Arboretum. To get in the show I just needed to send in my application along with $30. to show two pieces. Nice. Easy, I like! So I submitted my two pieces to the show and then found out that I could send items for one of the Arboretum gift shops if I wanted. Yes, I did! http://www.wncfhg.org/brfs10/brfs.html
Next up was a chance to get my work into a gallery sales space at the new art center in Arlington, VA called Artisphere. For this one I had to send in an application along with a CD of images of my work. Luckily My work was accepted! YAY! Artisphere sounds like a fantastic space and I'm excited that my work is in the ACV Gallery there.
http://www.rosslynva.org/play/artisphere-cultural-center
Finally I have two possible opportunities to place my work in Richmond VA.
This is where suddenly I felt overwhelmed and scared. Things almost happening too fast. Most of my inventory is out and what I'm working on is for Lynne Goldman Studios. Which, by the way, is another wonderful space that I'm excited about.
Over time I've worked on a new approach to opportunities. They come along and it's easy to want them too much. To think that getting in the gallery or show will 'save' me in some way. So I find it better to be more even about them. If I get in the new gallery...or the show...wonderful. If I don't get in...okay...yes, some disappointement but another opportunity will come along. I can try again another time.
The other fear is an inventory...or how am I going to get that much work together fear.
In the past I've had a tendency to think I needed to give a gallery a huge collection but I realize that often 6 pieces can be enough to get started. Therefore I've managed to talk myself down from my fear about that.
Another thing is that I no longer want to feel pressure or pushed. I don't seem to handle anxiety well anymore and I like a gentle pace to my day. So I've decided that I can have that gentle pace and I will just do the best I can and I can still take on new opportunities.
So let me tell you a little about some of the recent excitement! It all makes me feel that the economy must be turning around.
My first recent opportunity was the Blue Ridge Fiber Show in Asheville NC at the North Carolina Arboretum. To get in the show I just needed to send in my application along with $30. to show two pieces. Nice. Easy, I like! So I submitted my two pieces to the show and then found out that I could send items for one of the Arboretum gift shops if I wanted. Yes, I did! http://www.wncfhg.org/brfs10/brfs.html
Next up was a chance to get my work into a gallery sales space at the new art center in Arlington, VA called Artisphere. For this one I had to send in an application along with a CD of images of my work. Luckily My work was accepted! YAY! Artisphere sounds like a fantastic space and I'm excited that my work is in the ACV Gallery there.
http://www.rosslynva.org/play/artisphere-cultural-center
Finally I have two possible opportunities to place my work in Richmond VA.
This is where suddenly I felt overwhelmed and scared. Things almost happening too fast. Most of my inventory is out and what I'm working on is for Lynne Goldman Studios. Which, by the way, is another wonderful space that I'm excited about.
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