I am a frustrated artist. I tend to be creative in many areas--songwriting, sewing, drawing, designing whatever needs designing--but in the area of creating art, I am frustrated. Give my daughter a blank canvas and she creates. Give her a blank anything--wall, notebook, cat--and she will paint it. Me? I stare at it. Cock my head at it, turn it around, upside-down, backwards, I can't *do* anything with it. There is a lot inside me that wants to get out, but it won't come out when the opportunity presents itself.
Mostly what I do end up doing artistically is what someone tells me to do. I have designed shows for theatrical productions--backdrops, sets, costumes--ask me to paint a brick wall and I'm there, baby! But I guess I have to have something to go by... a script, a concept, a direction.
That is what is frustrating. I am going to try, though... I'll let you know if I'm successful. When I can figure out how to post pictures, I'll show you! ;-]
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