If I do something in a night then move on, it may not even register in my long term memory. If I work on something for 6 weeks, it’ll lodge in there and become more of a relationship. As a result I treat it with more respect and concern than I otherwise might. (Not that it becomes so overly precious that I can’t make hard decisions regarding it, but where I care enough to invest time, though t and energy into getting something out of it)

The time is almost an end unto itself and isn’t about perfectionism or obssessiveness (though those can play a role), it’s just that time helps me connect to what I’m doing.

it’s reassuring to know that we are all facing similar dilemmas, and i like the idea of thinking of this like a relationship, something interactive, and not like a job.

I think it’s important that we remember that the blog is for the art, and not the other way around.

And there’s no reason we can’t incorporate the down sides of the process in with the finished products. Because I love art, I love the process of art, warts and all. So it’d be nice if we can find a way to incorporate that in with the rest. The illusion that anybody can be “always on” doesn’t do anybody much good, and maybe posting about it will help break up the ice pack a bit and remove the anxiety of having a down phase. In m,y experience, that only contributes to extending the down phase.

So I’m resolving to be more honest about the whole thing here. Art is more like a relationship than a job.