The new starts and the art of growth are kind of tied into one...but we'll start with the new starts...you know actually go in order of the title this time...shocking!! The trendy piece I have been working on...for 50+ hours is gone. I was not liking how it was turning out, and I was for sure pigeon holing myself. I'm not sad about the restart. I wasn't happy with how it was turning out. I had myself in a trap of sorts...and the ideas I had weren't going to fit into the piece. I actually do this a lot more than I blog about. This time I decided to tell you since I was telling you about it in previous blogs...and it ties in to the other thing I did want to blog about today. Either way, it has hit the recycle bin...and I'm not sad to see it go...I'll be starting the new piece today, I hope. It will be stronger and better, again I hope. There's a lot of hope involved in arting. I said there was a tie in to the art of growth and here it is....
Working on the trending piece I wasn't happy...It wasn't flowing as it should have. It gave me a ton of ideas for my new-ish Beastie Series...and it made me realize that as an artist you are never "there". If you think you are there...that's not good. There is always room to grow and learn and push yourself out of your comfort zone...even if it's crap (like the piece I am talking about) sometimes there are nuggets of gold to be found...sometimes you just find crap...but I found gold in what I threw away...I didn't bat an eye throwing 50+ hours of work away, because I know that the new piece will be better...I learned a lot from a piece I wasn't even close to being done with. It's all about learning, growing and pushing yourself into those places that make you feel squirmy and uncomfortable...that is where the magic happens. I know this is just my opinion and I'm certain other artists' would argue with me until they were blue in the face...but it wouldn't change my stance on my view as an artist. May learn something from them, because you never know where those magical golden nuggets may be hiding...but the idea of staying stagnant...just not my cup of coffee.
Onto the more...so Society 6 is still having their pre-order promo on their I-Phone 7 & 7 Plus cases...so if you are getting one/have one head over and pre-order save some money! Support your local overlord...errrr...I mean artist! Yeah that's it! One more pestering...we are still not at the 200 mark on Facebook. Getting closer...but still not quite there. So please, share, invite, like, etc. I've even made it easy...links to both places right in the paragraph...I know Monday's can be hard sometimes and I'm looking out for my loyal minions!
On that note...I will see you all on Wednesday for the full hump day update. It's for sure going to be a busy but an awesome day for me. More on that on Wednesday...For now, may your coffee be never ending, your work day short and easy (that's what HE said!). See you all on the day that is hump! Toodles and Loos! (for all the coffee you may need the loo)