I started following the blog of my friend's sister, an incredibly inspiring and creative artist. Her blog referenced a number of other creative blogs and web sites, so I decided to poke around and look at a few. The first one has me hooked and feeling a little b*)%^$ slapped with the whiny stuffing knocked out of me. She responded on her web site to questions she receives from readers about, among other things, whether or not one can expect to make a living with their art or whether we must "live and breathe art" to get good at it. This writer is one tough cookie. She is very direct in her opinion that we must stop talking about making art and do it, exercising our artistic muscles every day as an athlete does. Her words had me literally sitting back a bit in my chair, a little bug eyed and feeling she was hollering at me. This is not a bad thing. I needed a good wake up slap.
I am motivated. Between the wonderful and kind encouragement of my friend Debbie and the kick-in-the-pants shove that I felt with this artist's words this afternoon, tomorrow begins a new commitment to art, creativity and no more excuses. Every day, I'll do something - an ATC, experimenting with a quilt square, sculpting a new piece for an art doll...this is going to be fun.
