Since October, this artist has been slacking off quite a bit. A bit of sketching here and there, a touch of watercolor and the end of clay time. All types of artists have periods with no desire to create. Some keep plugging away and some go on hiatus. I've mostly been on hiatus. Perhaps those few months of extra stress and the time-consuming pottery class are to blame. Or maybe I needed the time off. Or maybe I'm just making excuses because it's difficult to make time for art every day when you're not in the mood. It's easy to not pick up the pencil… work, family, cooking, cleaning, reading, TV, perusing art blogs… all those things can be easier than starting and failing and learning and failing and trying again. My sister showed me this talk by John Cleese about what it takes to make your life more creative… space, time, time, confidence, and humor. Yes, he mentions time twice. You have to put in the time and be willing to play with the problems and ideas and not grab the first solution just to avoid the discomfort of indecision. He's humorous and wise. Go watch it.
On a lighter note - I received multiple art journey gifts for Christmas, one of which was a chair to sit at my art desk. No more stealing the kitchen stool! It took Milo less than a day to claim my new seat.
Apparently, I'm supposed to share… or just give it to him. I have a feeling it's the latter.
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