So this is an interesting forum to talk - blogging... I've always wondered what blogging was all about. Why would anyone want to read what I'm thinking about? Why would I want them to... but, I shall give it a try!
The art process with these pieces has been new and interesting. I really enjoy thinking about making art to evoke a feeling in other people - rather than just making a beautiful piece or try to make a statement of my inner feelings. But it is an expression of my take on these emotions - I assume that my experience of the piece will be the same as the see-er - in some ways we are all connected and share the same consciousness - but at the same time we each create our own experience every moment by the way we perceive the world - interesting to think about... we each have a unique perspective of the world that is a result of our one and only life experience AND we all go through the same things as a culture - unique and shared at exactly the same moment... anyway.. that was a tangent
The art making process has been fun! Having the opportunity to make art with a goal in mind but without any rules along the way is wonderful - I love to break art rules - In fact - art is anything.. I HATED when my art teachers in school would come over and "CORRECT" my art - what is that? How can you correct art? Art just is.... So - I have loved this process! It was a little intimidating to start making my piece on Saturday in studio surrounded by people who do this as a profession and full time study - but once I got started I just enjoyed the process - As much as I believe that anything can be art - I am still critical of it - so my process is to create something of beauty, without rules, creative, and new AND be confident that it can stand on its own - it just is - there is no better than me or wrong -
And the truck photo - I walk past this truck all the time and don't think much of it. It was amazing to look at it the other day as an artist - it's such a wonderful experience to walk the same streets as I have for a year now through the eyes of art moments!
I'm looking forward to starting my art journal tomorrow as well! I was thinking about it today as I was searching for scrap wood on the back streets of Oakland and started to get excited about it! This class is giving me a great opportunity to practice what I preach! Taking time out to just create - for myself - just for fun! I'm excited to see what it brings into my life - I'm looking forward to it!
