Progress

I’ve been working on sculptures and boxes for the upcoming show. I have enough projects going at one time that if I’m feeling blocked on one I can work on another; that seems to be how I work best… provided I actually finish the projects and don’t just keep starting new ones.

Much of what I’ve been feeling recently has been insecurity and I don’t think that makes for very compelling blogging. Plus, if I’ve got a free moment it should be devoted to my artwork… of course it doesn’t always work out that way, but that impulse has helped to keep me from composing.

This stage of planning (naming the show, writing the artist statement, getting the promotional materials together, printing postcards, etc…) seems to consist of lots of thing I’m not very good at doing. I’m not used to selling myself. My natural inclinations are mouse-like; just do my work, and then sneak it into a space where it can be seen and see if anyone notices but not actively call attention to it. However, that won’t fly if I hope to continue showing my work.

And I’ll get better at it as I continue. That’s a comforting thought.