24x24" oil on panel © 2012 Janice Mason Steeves I'm in the process of making a lot of decisions. I am making reservations to go to Cill Rialaig , my artist's residency in Ireland in October. Afterwards, I'll travel on to Scotland to visit my relatives who live near Aberdeen. Then I'll go to the island of Iona for Quiet Week, a program which will involve meditation, sharing and contemplative prayer. I have many, many small decisions to make about flights, places to stay, where to leave my big suitcase full of art supplies so I don't have to lug it around Scotland. Those sorts of things. I am thinking today about the process of decision-making in life and in art. This reminds me of a story my daughter once told me. She was working at a camp in western Canada. She and her friend had gone into town for groceries. As she was nearing the checkout, she was hesitating to decide which checkout had the shortest line....back and forth...