State of the Artist’s Mind, Summer Edition

State of the Artist’s Mind, Summer Edition

I’m having trouble this week with feeling like making my art is an indulgence. Even though I have A CONTRACT to fill. I know. A contract is work and needs be done, and working on it is FAR from an indulgence. And I am super excited about it. Still, for some...
Creativity, Inspiration and Work

Creativity, Inspiration and Work

A friend asked me yesterday about ideas and creativity and basically how I sustain my work and keep coming up with ideas. She was really surprised when I said that I treat my work time like work, and when I sit down to work, I just work. She told me I was the only one...

Pondering Rejection and Acceptance

This weekend we traveled down to Springville so I could pick up my pieces that were rejected from the Springville Museum of Art’s Spring Salon. I’ve had pieces in the last two shows, and it was an incredible experience! This year… Well. The pieces I...

Introspection

I went down to Springville today to pick up my piece that didn’t make it in to the Salon, and to see the show. Omigosh, you guys. I cannot even describe the awesome caliber of work hanging in the Spring Salon. If anyone can get to it, do! (Not for the sake of my...

Renovating

I’ve been renovating both my work space and my inner space. My work space is still in flux, but moving my old writing desk from storage into our living space has made a huge difference on my morale, and has given me motivation to do some major cleaning and...