Comments on: Enjoy Your Process

By: Karen Paritee

Karen Paritee — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:10:15 +0000

Hi Kirsty!

Your post reminded me of one of the most sobering statements I’ve ever heard…”Life is 95% maintenance, so you’d better figure out a way to enjoy it.” After I thought about it, I couldn’t even think of anything that wasn’t maintenance, even taking a vacation is called *recharging our batteries.*

Am I missing something? Is there anything that we do that isn’t maintenance?

Back to my composting, knitting and cooking! :-)

By: Karen Paritee

Karen Paritee — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:10:00 +0000

Hi Kirsty!

Am I missing something? Is there anything that we do that isn’t maintenance?

Back to my composting, knitting and cooking! :-)

By: Kirsty Hall

Kirsty Hall — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 02:25:02 +0000

That's an excellent idea, Mudoftheages. I find having external deadlines like exhibitions works in the same sort of way for me.

By: Mudoftheages

Mudoftheages — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:32:57 +0000

Thanks, I am a clay artist as well as a writer. I love the process so much, I often forget about the goal altogether. In fact, sometimes my writing seems like a reflection of my life, A jumbled colorful mixed media tapestry of adventures.
I do offer this, to those of us who are process oriented. Make someone who is goal oriented your friend. I have one, at least. We make great music together, and our “dances are magical.

By: Kirsty Hall

Kirsty Hall — Sat, 15 May 2010 13:10:41 +0000

It's great when you have that 'click' moment, I've spoken to lots of artists who've experienced that moment of 'this is it, this is my thing'.

By: Kirsty Hall

Kirsty Hall — Sat, 15 May 2010 13:09:23 +0000

Thanks Cindy.

By: Kirsty Hall

Kirsty Hall — Sat, 15 May 2010 13:09:10 +0000

My family are just thankful that I am out of the rotting fruit and vegetables for art stage. Apparently that wasn't an enjoyable art process for anyone except me!

By: Helen-S

Helen-S — Sat, 15 May 2010 00:38:55 +0000

You are so right about the process of making art not being glamorous – right now I am obsessively boiling, pressing and moulding sliced vegetables and it is just too much like cooking dinner – but then every time I take a peek inside the mould to see how it's coming on I know why I'm doing it!

By: Meltemi, Phil Kendall, PK

Meltemi, Phil Kendall, PK — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:18:34 +0000

Guess I'm lucky ever since trying the original acrylics back in the late '50's as a school-boy, in the UK, [a very progressive art-teacher] I have been hooked on them. I knew instantly they were for me. They are the only medium which is capable of delivering my art-vision. It's the 60 year gap between then and now where I only occasional painted. Now I paint daily in retirement. There is more inspiration than time perhaps now?

By: CindyMorefield

CindyMorefield — Fri, 14 May 2010 07:57:25 +0000

Amen, Kirsty. If you can do something for hours on end, until some part of you is hurting, and STILL love it, you're on to something. And the photos in this post are gorgeous!