good enough meet lexi
i am a dreamer. i push and pull towards illusions i see in my head. these things are the strings my artistic hands are tied to. my artsy actions have a rhyme or reason. i am always measuring them by own set of commandments to live by.
do something different
follow your instincts
do the beautiful impractical things
don't second guess yourself
don't do things twice.
don't cut corners.
don't take the easy way.
no halfway.
no compromise.
when i am done creating...based on the looks of my physical creation and these commandments--i ask myself,
"would i be proud to show this to anyone, anywhere, at anytime? am i comfortable with someone seeing this piece of work and viewing it as a representation of who i am as an artist?"
and if not...i keep working...
HOWEVER...
my normal has been challenged. some lovely people have introduced me to
[MORE REALISTIC DREAMS].
well...i never.
they challenged a few of my commandments with ideas of streamlining creativity into something that can be reproduced without me...something that will continue to grow and build on the past instead of bury an old dream (that's been done before) and come up with a new fresh one.
i guess i thought doing things again was going halfway. i guess i thought it wasn't excellent. i guess i thought it was cheap or easy.
this WAS MY TRUTH. i've never seen life any other way...and i'm still having a hard time even after being introduced.
BUT...
if this thing is about Him and not about me...that changes everything. that means my limitations can't hold up the train. that means my urges and opinions can't run the show. my artistic emotions don't really mean a thing.
if scribble or brighton road or ANY artistic endeavor i have is going to grow...me and my ideals must get outta the way of reality.
good enough...meet lexi. lexi? good enough.
no cringing. no wincing. no getting around it. good enough is okay sometimes. everything doesn't have to revolve around me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
do something different
follow your instincts
do the beautiful impractical things
don't second guess yourself
don't do things twice.
don't cut corners.
don't take the easy way.
no halfway.
no compromise.
when i am done creating...based on the looks of my physical creation and these commandments--i ask myself,
"would i be proud to show this to anyone, anywhere, at anytime? am i comfortable with someone seeing this piece of work and viewing it as a representation of who i am as an artist?"
and if not...i keep working...
HOWEVER...
my normal has been challenged. some lovely people have introduced me to
[MORE REALISTIC DREAMS].
well...i never.
they challenged a few of my commandments with ideas of streamlining creativity into something that can be reproduced without me...something that will continue to grow and build on the past instead of bury an old dream (that's been done before) and come up with a new fresh one.
i guess i thought doing things again was going halfway. i guess i thought it wasn't excellent. i guess i thought it was cheap or easy.
this WAS MY TRUTH. i've never seen life any other way...and i'm still having a hard time even after being introduced.
BUT...
if this thing is about Him and not about me...that changes everything. that means my limitations can't hold up the train. that means my urges and opinions can't run the show. my artistic emotions don't really mean a thing.
if scribble or brighton road or ANY artistic endeavor i have is going to grow...me and my ideals must get outta the way of reality.
good enough...meet lexi. lexi? good enough.
no cringing. no wincing. no getting around it. good enough is okay sometimes. everything doesn't have to revolve around me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by lexi | Wednesday, January 26, 2011
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