I can see the light
The light at the end of the tunnel, that is.
For those of you who are reading any of these entries, you may have noticed that the last one is there twice. Not only that, but I actually wrote this one a few hours ago, only to see it vanish into the blogosphere. All of that is to say that I have not yet mastered the technical aspects of this invention, which is not particularly unusual for me.
About that light at the end of the proverbial tunnel: today I found myself working on a piece that required a great deal of tracing off of photographs aned then projecting those images on to watercolor paper in a darkened room. This is a quite tedious task for me, but just somewhere past the mid-point, I actually grinned. I knew the hardest parts were over, and could see that the endof this phase was relatively near. And, while this type of art is more crafts than inspired, I also knew that the eventual recipient of this piece was going to be moved greatly when she received it, as it summarizes most of her life.
Beginning an art piece like this one feels like a Sisyphian task at first. It is laborious, tedious, and methodical, none of which I am by nature. Knowing the end product will be worth the effort, however, got me thorugh the hardest parts. Yes, I wish the budget was bigger too, but I made my bed, now I have to eat it, or somethig like that.
Next up: another job where I have to do almost the exact same thing! The big difference, however, is that I will be projecting my own sketch, which is whimsical and witty, with my personality all over it. It will thus be a lot easier than tracing all of them photographs (sic)!
Fellow artists, know that your work will find its audience and have its desired affect! Let that knowledge sustain and motivate you while you slog along wondering why you're doing this stuff.
And if, by chance, there is a nice budget attached to said art job, then you have achieved Art Nirvana!
That's my new affirmation: "I have achieved Art Nirvana!"
For those of you who are reading any of these entries, you may have noticed that the last one is there twice. Not only that, but I actually wrote this one a few hours ago, only to see it vanish into the blogosphere. All of that is to say that I have not yet mastered the technical aspects of this invention, which is not particularly unusual for me.
About that light at the end of the proverbial tunnel: today I found myself working on a piece that required a great deal of tracing off of photographs aned then projecting those images on to watercolor paper in a darkened room. This is a quite tedious task for me, but just somewhere past the mid-point, I actually grinned. I knew the hardest parts were over, and could see that the endof this phase was relatively near. And, while this type of art is more crafts than inspired, I also knew that the eventual recipient of this piece was going to be moved greatly when she received it, as it summarizes most of her life.
Beginning an art piece like this one feels like a Sisyphian task at first. It is laborious, tedious, and methodical, none of which I am by nature. Knowing the end product will be worth the effort, however, got me thorugh the hardest parts. Yes, I wish the budget was bigger too, but I made my bed, now I have to eat it, or somethig like that.
Next up: another job where I have to do almost the exact same thing! The big difference, however, is that I will be projecting my own sketch, which is whimsical and witty, with my personality all over it. It will thus be a lot easier than tracing all of them photographs (sic)!
Fellow artists, know that your work will find its audience and have its desired affect! Let that knowledge sustain and motivate you while you slog along wondering why you're doing this stuff.
And if, by chance, there is a nice budget attached to said art job, then you have achieved Art Nirvana!
That's my new affirmation: "I have achieved Art Nirvana!"
posted by Rich Sigberman at
3:29 PM
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