I was watching a course on YouTube yesterday—a coaching, let’s-get-your-art-fired-up sort of thing. Although, so far, I’ve only managed the first half-an-hour of four, there’s been something I’ve been intrigued by.
The task was to think about ‘how you want your art to FEEL in the future’. Not look, not sell, not depict, but feel. Some people came up with free, confident, honest. I haven’t quite found a word for myself yet.
It’s all about feeling though, isn’t it. From ‘I feel like a coffee’ to ‘I feel cold’, from ‘I feel concerned’ to ‘I feel this decision is right’, feelings guide us most of the time.
Of course, sometimes we think, and that’s important, but often the feeling is the confirmation, or the ultimate motivator, or the sensory measure.
Perhaps I want my art to feel worthwhile. I’ll sit with that for a time and see if it feels like a comfortable fit.
Until later, feel happy,
Kirsten
Everyday Thoughts of an Artist 