Creation as an action doesn't care if you're a principle, an extra or a passive audience participant. Art will indifferently leave you in a cloud of dust with a dry mouth full. That's not to say you can't choose your roll, just know it's not a dress rehearsal because you need to give a grand performance. It's no mystery that it takes persistent effort, that's when it becomes a life or death profession. What's the first thing you think of in the morning besides paying homage to the White Porcelain God? If you haven't answered the art you burned the Midnight Oil upon, then you may not have what it takes to be an true artist. Though perhaps you need to think about your commitment, make revisions or redouble your efforts. Because in all honesty making art is a Herculean Task. The Greeks didn't call a Heroes Adventure a "Labor" for nothing, it's because it too a great ordeal to achieve. Art takes gusto "Guts" that's right it's not just some namby-pamby world of just expressing oneself. Naturally it should be fun but that's an eventual byproduct of busting ones ass. In some respects there should be an artists boot-camp or proving ground. Does it sound like warfare? It certainly is a constant battle with the trenches full of dilettantes. Brushes, chisels or whichever tools of preference are the weapons against the indolence and distractions that plague daily creativity. Every effort made towards art is cumulative, find the path even if you can't clearly see the way. Clarity is found in the process or action of doing "IT." Berating the self for not being consistent or focused elsewhere is counter productive. Really all it means is redouble your efforts next time around. Healthy attitudes and understanding how it all fits in to the overall process is keen. These facts are the cornerstone of the Artful Spirit, a pinch of old fashion wisdom definitely needs to be part of the foundation. Okay, that's enough of a cyber pep talk...go make some art and prove someone wrong.
With Bounteous Cheer,
Gothic Hangman
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