Lessons from my Second Mirror Self Portrait
This was a little different from the last one.
On a mission to see myself but it feels like I fell into the trap of using my eyes. This time it didn't feel as awakening as the first time. Maybe because it wasn't completely new ground, it was involving and enjoyable again, I think the intensity of the process plays into this.
My First Mirror Self-Portrait Painting
I wrote this within an hour of finishing (mostly) this. I wanted to capture my intitial thoughts and response and as a consequense reads like a journal entry.
We just finished watching the 3 part Frida Kahlo documentary on BBC last night. Not that it inspired me, but it was in my mind while starting. I'm somewhat used to having my photo taken wearing our garments. 'Dressing up'. How do I want to present these shirts? What do they pair with? Etc. Like the Kahlo self-portraits. How do I want to present myself? There's the possibility to present whatever / however / whoever I want. I suppose even with a straight deadpan expressionless face I'm still choosing to present something to the world. This is me. Unavoidable.
How Long Should I Sit on Music For?
This is the first time I've sat on an album for this long, maybe around 5 months. The music has been finished all this time, I have been working on the album movie, which now feels of equal weight as the music. What are my thoughts about waiting to release on reflection?
The Start Of A New Painting Series
The original story came to me maybe around a month prior to starting them, in the same fashion as my previous paintings. A vision of the story, movie-like. Sometimes it placed me within as the lead character and other times I was observing, attempting to direct, emploring them to do as I wished. I knew the following morning these lived scenes would become paintings.
Photographing The Sky
When I first finished university, I started filming the sky. 10 minutes each day, not in a regularly repeated orientation, just finding nice framing and seeing it change. I can't remember how long this lasted, might have been around a few months, but I came to the conclusion that it was a waste of time and if I wanted to look at the sky... I should just look at the sky.
Trust your instincts — Introduction to my thoughts and lessons on the artistic creation process
Many of these thoughts and lessons have come through music, but after noting a few of them down it seems they are mostly about the general creation process and artist thought, rather than any specific medium.