Residency: Week 11

This week unfolded to be kinda weird/crappy, everything I threw wasn't good enough. Though Friday the 13th turned out to be pretty nice - I threw 2 composites to make up for all the failed attempts! I may decide to slice through one because I can do better. Another I intended on making a moon jar, but the clay wanted to become more of a meiping-type shape …I’ll allow it :)

I’ve noticed that even though I shifted my focus from “large scale composite” to “relief carving” - I have rolled back into feeling stressed. I’ve been asking friends, teachers, other artists about their perspectives. I appreciate all the feedback, and the consensus/common factor seems to be that I am thinking too much into it/I am creating this stress for myself - lol! I’m not surprised. Their golden morsels of sage advice is helping my brain so much.

My first deadline (check-in) is coming up in about 1.5 weeks. Even though I don’t have a concrete plan, I still feel like I’m on track somehow. I need to carve out time to allow myself to sit and brainstorm - to gather my thoughts, evaluate what I have created so far to have a better picture of what is unfolding. My problem is wanting to do everything, all at once.