Sorry I haven't posted in a while- I had the flu this past week. I tried to send a few images from my phone but I guess it didn't work. Above is the drawing I've been working on for about a week and a half. It's not quite finished- but almost. I'll post an image of it here when it is done. I told myself before I came here that I was only going to draw on fabric and clothing so that is what I am doing for the seven weeks I'm here. And I've been writing everyday. The writing is really hard for me to do- but I keep doing it because it feels like the very thing that is allowing me to be able to do so much drawing.
Tonight there is an opera here and I am really looking forward to that. I've been working a lot and was sick and I'm excited to see the opera.
I feel really critical of my drawings; I started working on a second shirt and I'm hating it so much I was thinking of throwing it away. Then I started thinking- what does this mean? What does it mean that I want to throw my art away- that I hate it so much, etc. And it always seems like a metaphor for my mind, my life. So I'm just going to keep going on the drawing and finish it.
2 comments:
Wow, amazing shirt. I spent many years avoiding things that I didn't want to do or that made me uncomfortable. Over time I've learned that avoidance hurts me and doing the hard thing eventually makes me feel better. And, it also reminds me, over and over again, that the hard thing I don't want to do will not kill me. I'm amazed every time. "Hah, look at that, I did that thing that I thought would kill me and I'm still alive. Amazing." Keep working on that shirt that you hate and you will undoubtedly learn something from it, and that will make you stronger.
Sorry you have been sick. I have been struggling myself off and on for months with sicknesses. I love your art work.
Good and healing thoughts to you.
Kate
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