Stop and Start

And finally the prompt from today: The things that inspire us are
often linked to what we label as quirks in our personalities: things we
like that others seem to dismiss. What quirk could you share with your
blog readers to see if they really dismiss this or if it’s something you
have in common?

Well I don’t know if it’s a quirk but I can never leave an art piece
unfinished. Not a layout. Not a journal page. Nothing. I can’t leave it
there and come back to it later. I have to do it all the way. Now or
never. I used to think that this was a bad thing. That it was a sign
that I could never be an artist. Artists can walk away from their art
and come back to it but since I can’t, it’s another sign that I’m not
really an artist and won’t be one.



Then, yesterday, an
artist that I admire greatly made a post that talks about some of
her life and art. She said this:


DO YOU EVER STOP AND START A PIECE OVER BECAUSE OF HOW IT’S EVOLVING
OR NOT EVOLVING? No. I push through it. Art is about what is happening
right now. IT IS WHAT IT IS IN THE MOMENT I WAS CREATING IT. And that
could be crap. But, if I stop a piece I will likely never go back.

And it immediately made me feel better. Maybe there was a chance for me
afterall.