lifes journey

There are two things that I hear most about in this creative world, the first is ''How do I price my work'' and the second is ''I just cant function at the moment'', along with the latter and particularly with fledgling creatives comes the worry that ''I have lost it [The ability to create] I will cover pricing in the next blog post so for this one it is that dreaded period of 'BURN-OUT' It is inconceivable that for most the ability to maintain a constant 24/7 focus on work is simply not possible, perhaps for short bursts and usually at the time when the joy of creativity is at its peak we can, or have, the belief in that   moment, when everything comes together, when life is balanced and harmonious and everything flows, energy and immagination in a veritable flurry of creative discovery, the higher one goes however the greater the drop when it all suddenly falls apart. Out of the blue and seemingly All of a sudden, this creative str...

I am fortunate to have lived a life of change, inconvenient and seemingly uneccessary though some were the lesson for me was to go with the flow and to find my own path in that forward motion. Now, as an artist, the lessons learned are the rockbed and foundations of my working practice. It is said that people are in our lives for a Reason, a Season or a Lifetime and I equate to this in my take on art and creativity, there must be a reason to create there must be a Season to work in and all must lead toward a lifetimes work.  Emphasis for me is on the Season, a project, a research period, an inspiring thought or purpose, a period of physical work, these all have shut off periods, a shelf life if you wish. During this seasonal time work and experience grow and with it the elements of imagination and ability and not  until the end near is it that the next step can be seen, the next step can be either to continue along this path and expand to another level or, which is often t...