I've heard the saying over and over again to always have something to fall back on. If you fail at what you try, you can always go back to where you came from. Playing it safe is wise, but is it really? What would it be like if I approached my art like there was no safety net? To clarify "with no safety net" means with full on enthusiasm, excitement, and passion. What would my art be like if I had no safety net? What would I be like? And where would this take me?
For me to be pondering these questions this means that I am holding myself back somewhere, playing it safe with something I know how to do. Yes I make this variation or that variation, but it's still a variation on something that I know how to do. So why am I holding back? Well what if I don't know how to make it? Considering that I didn't know how to make any of the things I make now, that excuse is really quite pathetic. I think that instead of me trying to figure out why I'm holding back, it would be more enlightening if I looked at what I'm holding back on and go from there.
I want to make a dragon. However I've never made a dragon and every time I look for images of a dragon there's a gazillion different varieties of a dragon. Where do I start? How do I know if what I make will even look like a dragon? Maybe I'll just stick with the dragon kanje, that's easier. Dennis suggested that I start with the dragon head. Sure, start with the most difficult detailed part. Sigh.
Sherri Donohue
Silent River Kung Fu, Stony Plain, Alberta
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