tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488735896467172908.post7877296096834062371..comments2024-03-02T00:22:22.808-08:00Comments on Janice Mason Steeves: Changing directions in your workJanice Mason Steeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00146958998411894033noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488735896467172908.post-39993404166449151402009-09-25T10:19:23.386-07:002009-09-25T10:19:23.386-07:00HI Liz,
What thoughtful questions you ask. I have...HI Liz,<br />What thoughtful questions you ask. I have had some conversations with other artist friends about this lately, and as well, have had a few comments on facebook, where this post went through(after Alyson's suggesting we connect our blogs to FB).<br /><br />It does seem to strike a cord for many artists. Some galleries expect, almost demand that their artists keep a recognizable body of work and not stray too far off that. How can an artist stay true to their heart and have the courage to follow that?Janice Mason Steeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00146958998411894033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488735896467172908.post-92153661675803705432009-09-24T16:28:55.573-07:002009-09-24T16:28:55.573-07:00Hi Janice!
I am resonating with a few things you h...Hi Janice!<br />I am resonating with a few things you have written here. <br /><br />One is that internal conversation we have about our work. One of my favorite mentors calls whatever we repeat "polar bears" (because SHE repeats that image.) Anyhow, that "Oh no, not another polar bear!" is just our brain thinking....<br /><br />Also, it is so easy to be mislead by our thoughts about the value of our work: whether it is a beginning thrown cylinder WE think is pretty sucky because our process was such a struggle (but our wise instructor really sees), or thinking we need to SELL something(especially in a vulnerable new body of work) before it has true value.<br /><br />You've obviously hit a nerve. How can we NOT think? How can we know what thoughts to act upon. How can we let the thoughts just flow and instead tune into our inner knowing for guidance?<br /><br />I would love to read more about this from you or anyone.<br /><br />P.S. I truly need to create vessels of some sort as well, so I am totally with you on that one!Liz Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03707662173647798984noreply@blogger.com