One of the things I find difficult is managing time. Finding time to get down to the studio, To get one’s head in the right place. Arriving down at my workspace, it usually takes half an hour to have your head relax and think about what you are going to achieve in those precious few hours you have to create something, or work on moving a piece forward. I know anyone trying to create knows the frustration, false starts and dead ends a work can take. Mostly, for me, making is a voyage . A voyage where the end destination is not always clear. In the corner of the studio Mr self doubt might come a calling. Not usually doubt in the process, but doubt in creating, using up resources in making something that has no financial value.
Maybe it is the sign of the times, putting a price on everything, where the most valuable things, experiences, things remembered, things shared are often overlooked. It would be a little trite to say , these things are priceless; experiences stand outside of the commercial world. One valuable lesson my 2 year old son has shown me. He lives in the moment, with all his nowness. It’s what is in front of him. My mind is racing with later, yesterday, the past, a possible future, its all crazy when you think on it. Managing my time in doing something now and enjoy that sense of discovery now that is something to be practiced. So less of the making lists, more with doing.