Feeling Aimless + Lost?
“There are some things that are just on repeat in life--like getting hungry, needing to move, wanting closeness + solitude. These things are not isolated experiences, but rather part of a bigger machine. So even though my impulse is always to resist and fight it, I'm trying to relax a little more each time I circle back around to this stage again.”
Managing Expectations
When I listen to other artists (as well as the one in my head), I realize that we all have a tendency to expect the opposite: we expect the overwhelming majority of our work to be what soars, when it's always been the other way around.
If we knew that this was absolutely true, and also that it's how an art practice should be, would we enjoy the process more? Would we appreciate the journey in a relaxed and satisfying way? Would our focus possibly shift a bit more toward what WE are becoming instead of what we're producing?
The Internal Artist Battle
Biology wired fear into our brains to keep us safe--it's part of the operating system. But if you just notice it and see it for what it is, you'll have discovered gold: because everything that's NOT that voice of discomfort, alarm, and judgement is You--the real you.
The Cage of Consistency
Following that creative impulse up, down, and all over the place has been what made developing and coming into my own style and voice possible. And now, I feel like I'm naturally more consistent because I allowed that ‘finding’ process to unfold and organically move to refinement.
What Are Your Cages?
I want to be a voice that says to you from the outside that there are many cages that threaten to keep our winged brilliance from finding the sky.