yes. brilliant. no doubt about that. everything seems to be leading to the idea of ‘doing what you love because you love to do it’ in my life these days. the more honest and heart-felt it is, the better i feel, and then a positive response naturally grows out of it. it’s interesting: as i’ve felt relatively good about my own work lately, self-satisfied at least, the more outer attention it is getting, just like keri smith says. like my attitude and the pureness of just doing something because it feels good to me is attracting what i’ve tried so hard in the past to get (shows, blog mentions, etc.)
i’m noticing that when i let things come through me rather than forcing them, everything feels easier. let the art come through, let the feelings come through….
i’m also noticing that the more my art involves something i care deeply about, the better it feels to me. i’ve been dealing with the idea of the environment and its destruction by humans a bit lately, and i feel as if i’m actually expressing something, more than through my previous work. it also feels harder to make, but i think that’s because i’m trying to force it sometimes. sometimes they flow out and it’s as if i don’t know where they came from. but i also love just making things to make something pretty and nice to look at. is one better that the other, or more ‘real art’ or something like that?
*ok, i just realized i set a theme for the year 2008 and it is living from the heart, and this is exactly what this piece of keri smith’s, this answer of ours, is about. how would my life feel different if everything i did was from the heart? something to strive for indeed….
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