Can't do it alone
Oh man. The title says it all. As I’m writing this post, it’s becoming clear, just how much a team is going to be needed for this entire process. I am so thankful so far for having gotten the guidance and support from so many people to try and achieve my goals. At times they seem so selfish and then at times I feel I am doing a service that others really do enjoy and want in their lives. That’s great, because I really love making art. This time of life has forced me to focus on my efforts more and do what it takes to create my best work. I’m learning through this process that I like to have my projects take on some form of personal meaning for myself or for my clients. It’s in the expression and execution of the idea and message that I become most alive. I’m also learning it is truly in the details and the timing of the project, the preparation, that allows you the freedom to play with time and create. Time is the constraint. I can only do so much in a limited amount of time. We can all only do so much.
it’s been months of learning how to organize myself and when i work best. Making sure I stay on top of things and remain accountable to myself and others is a large reason for this blog. I didn’t expect the maintenance aspect of art, but that’s what I had to learn. Everything has to go somewhere. I made a lot of art under the assumption people would want to buy it. Looking back I realize how foolish that was and is to think. I needed that dose of reality. I needed to learn how to gain the confidence of making art that I like and then learning the market trends and likes and deciding then how I wanted to maneuver as an artist. That’s where we currently are. I’m at a beautiful spot now, where I’m learning new things to make art and improve my quality, but more so I’m in a spot where I’ve accepted sharing is the only way to get better. Nothing else matters. It’s production over everything and feedback to make it complete.
I have to get more of my photos and videos out so people can see them. I’m making a website so people can hopefully see my dedication and passion for the audio/visual arts. In terms of photography and cinematography/direction, I have crazy ideas that I will capture and post soon. The world of Photoshop and PremierePro have taken over my world in ways that I could not have imagined, The possibilities are ridiculous. I’m trying to learn something and complete something like every other day. The other hope from the website along with showing the love and creativity is to hopefully start a successful stream of passive income. I believe that should be every artist/entrepreneur’s dream and reality. I will be offering some cool stuff and if you hope to support, I truly appreciate it. I’ll be offering a variety of funky products so just stay tuned and we’ll see where this goes. I definitely know I can’t do that alone, so you’ll be hearing here about the process of team development and probably my own growth.
Thank you for your time if you’ve read this far. I wish you true success and happiness in your artistic endeavors. Stay strong and creative in your quest for happiness and remember to ask for help. I always think back to when I’m always scared to show something or have someone read my stuff. It really is scary, but we all feel that way. We all need support. I don’t know about you, but I get stuck in my mode sometimes, where I have to be alone to do the work. No one can do the work for you. Accept that. Then accept that the work has to be shown continually and someone will talk about it. Hopefully you will get to the point where many will talk about your work. Hopefully they are speaking well about it and you can live a life from your talents. The point is we are getting to a place where this constant back and forth about what you are doing. We have to be able to take that in and process and come up with what works. I hope you get to that place. Just so you know, you are not alone. We are in this together even though they are starkly different paths perhaps.