I love these concepts of relying on the intuitive in creating art. I know it's a much used word but I like the idea of Being In The Zone where I am just in this indescribable place where time is not in a normal measure and I'm just Doing and being. The work is taking place as it's supposed to and I'm some sort of conduit to a higher place that's guiding me. Hunger, thirst, going to the bathroom isn't even on the radar and the piece I'm working on is getting made, created, and all concentration is like a beam, a laser focusing on what has to be done. It's like a high but I'm not consciously really aware of it but am loving Being There. Thanks for the read!
"this indescribable place where time is not in a normal measure" that is always a problem for me! I have even forgotten (in the past) to pick up my kids from school. I didn't forget, but, like you say, time is unmeasured. In fact, just last week, it was the local collage group. I was going to show up around 10:00am and I started getting my stuff ready and I had a collage working on the table and I thought "I'll just finish this up before I leave." and the next time I looked up 4.5 hours later it was 2:30 in the afternoon and I had made 7 collages. I thought "what the hell? 2:30?!" So I went ahead to the meeting and brought the collages with me as 'proof of work' to show that I had been at the meeting all day but forgot to show up. Then I made one more collage while socializing before everyone started packing up to leave. Like you said, I didn't eat, I didn't drink water, I didn't go to the bathroom, I wasn't thinking about anything, I was just absorbed.
It's sort of like being obsessed or possessed or both. It's such a powerful need within to just be there and doing what needs to be done. I've had many insomniac nights that had me get outta bed and into the studio to work on a piece. It just had to be done. There'll be times I wonder what will happen to all the pieces when I die. I don't have a gallery (yet or ever) and my adult kids will have to deal with it all. Yet those thoughts don't keep me from creating the work. It's such a need to do it. I had to smile at the thought of you bring the proof of your collages to the meeting. Yes! Let's blame it on the art!!!!!!!! Love that.
I love these concepts of relying on the intuitive in creating art. I know it's a much used word but I like the idea of Being In The Zone where I am just in this indescribable place where time is not in a normal measure and I'm just Doing and being. The work is taking place as it's supposed to and I'm some sort of conduit to a higher place that's guiding me. Hunger, thirst, going to the bathroom isn't even on the radar and the piece I'm working on is getting made, created, and all concentration is like a beam, a laser focusing on what has to be done. It's like a high but I'm not consciously really aware of it but am loving Being There. Thanks for the read!
"this indescribable place where time is not in a normal measure" that is always a problem for me! I have even forgotten (in the past) to pick up my kids from school. I didn't forget, but, like you say, time is unmeasured. In fact, just last week, it was the local collage group. I was going to show up around 10:00am and I started getting my stuff ready and I had a collage working on the table and I thought "I'll just finish this up before I leave." and the next time I looked up 4.5 hours later it was 2:30 in the afternoon and I had made 7 collages. I thought "what the hell? 2:30?!" So I went ahead to the meeting and brought the collages with me as 'proof of work' to show that I had been at the meeting all day but forgot to show up. Then I made one more collage while socializing before everyone started packing up to leave. Like you said, I didn't eat, I didn't drink water, I didn't go to the bathroom, I wasn't thinking about anything, I was just absorbed.
It's sort of like being obsessed or possessed or both. It's such a powerful need within to just be there and doing what needs to be done. I've had many insomniac nights that had me get outta bed and into the studio to work on a piece. It just had to be done. There'll be times I wonder what will happen to all the pieces when I die. I don't have a gallery (yet or ever) and my adult kids will have to deal with it all. Yet those thoughts don't keep me from creating the work. It's such a need to do it. I had to smile at the thought of you bring the proof of your collages to the meeting. Yes! Let's blame it on the art!!!!!!!! Love that.
Yes I am trying to work out my estate planning issues this year. It is a puzzle.