Today I wrote a new article called From Anarchy to Teamwork - Commitment to My Work.
Here's the start. If you want to read the whole thing, click on the link above. I've also added a link on the right hand column of this page.
Yesterday as part of my plan for the rest of the year, I decided to get started on writing an artist statement. This morning I thought I could free write something toward it or at least look at the book.
Writing the Artist Statement, by Ariane Goodwin, is the best help I’ve ever found for this process. It’s a great help in relating to the work, as well.
After I underlined a few thing in her book, I wrote a draft of a new artist statement. Then I came across a question in the book. It opened a door I didn’t even know had been closed.
“On a scale of 1 to 10, how committed am I to my work?”
I’d say a ten – yet I don’t act like a ten. It feels as if my soul is wholly committed to my making my bowls. Other parts of me want to wander off to explore something else, or even want to prevent me from making my bowls at all. And sometimes it feels as if no one is really in charge of this unruly, anarchistic group, and they don’t really communicate or work anything out.
Bowl Artist: Hey, let’s work today! Remember? Making bowls is what we’re about?
Kid: Aw – more work? I want to play. You’re always trying to make me work.
12:02:33 PM 
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