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Step 1: The Sketch
Where to Next? |
A fellow creative soul, as well as a dear friend, and I managed to
exchange a couple of emails that somewhat constituted a conversation. With our equally crazy schedules, it has
become a rarity, indeed.
In her part of the initial conversation, she was able to
take a break from her thriving craft business. Instead of pushing ahead with
marketing tedium, she was taking the available time to reorganize her art
studio and areas.
While in several ways this may seem as if it is
procrastination, I can appreciate the need to regroup. It may not seem to be working
towards a successful art business, the need to step back and look at your
surroundings. But, it is actually crucial at times.
Often, it seems that when we just roll with the tide of
life, we flounder, unable find a focus. When we stop, look and evaluate the
direction of the tide, we can remind ourselves of where it is exactly we meant
to go in the first place.
I’ve found myself doing a tremendous amount of reevaluating
where I want to go with my art, and with Mike’s photography. In the rush to get
our name out to the local circuit of craft outlets and art groups, I found
myself being approached to do things
that were, honestly, not what I enjoyed doing. It was not what I wanted Bronson Hill Arts to
become.
I enjoyed trying new crafts and mediums, techniques and
designs. But I feel as though I have been sidetracked in developing the type
of artwork for which I am passionate.
So, yes, here’s to “procrastinating” enough to redirect and
refocus.
It’s not only a necessity: it’s a wonderful thing to give one’s
self.
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| Step 2: Watercolor Colorization |
