I can’t help but think that the romantic notion of ‘passion’, that we’re born to do one thing on this earth, is entirely false.
Category: Making
Going Pro
Maybe you don’t need to write or draw everyday. If it’s just a hobby and you’re not planning to go pro, then what’s the point of everyday?
Practice doesn’t make perfect
Practice doesn’t make perfect; it makes better. Aiming for ‘perfect’ is a problem because every time we practice, we learn. Every time we learn, we improve. Perfect implies an end — a finish line. But when you’re playing an infinite game, the finish line keeps moving forward; your expectations are always a little bit ahead… Continue reading Practice doesn’t make perfect
The usefulness of constraints
It’s easy to put limits on ourselves. To see these things as barriers that prevent us from doing what we want to do. My desk is too small. I don’t have enough time. I don’t have a ‘space’. I can’t afford to do art. I can’t draw. But barriers are only barriers if you see… Continue reading The usefulness of constraints
The power of teachers
In year 7, I was asked to write a story for a class assignment. It was a pop-creative-writing task. I ended up writing a derivation of the Jonah and the Whale story from the bible. It was a Catholic school, the class before this one was Religion, so it was the first thing that came… Continue reading The power of teachers
Head, Hand, and Heart
When I’m working with my hands, and not a computer, things are different. I think better. I write better. I make better. Maybe it’s the same for others.
Command – Tab
The computer is a tool that’s designed for multi-tasking. But art is the opposite. Maybe that’s why I have never been able to use my computer to make art?
Disposable income, disposable time
Maybe time works like income. You need to spend a certain amount of it on ‘essentials’, but then there’s a ‘budget’ for how we choose to spend the rest?
What made me laugh, think, and cry in 2019
Just like the potter shapes the clay to make a wonky pot, so too have the people and art I’ve consumed this year shaped me.
All in
What’s all-in for you might not mean all-in for another. Maybe you can still be all-in with your art without having to rely on it for income.