tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35399295.post7156267685658358317..comments2023-07-14T09:13:26.896-05:00Comments on Jessica Torrant Art Blog: Honoring my greatest aspirations... finallyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475024301146537719noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35399295.post-37439358278417157802009-04-23T21:06:00.000-05:002009-04-23T21:06:00.000-05:00Our conversation over the last couple of months ha...Our conversation over the last couple of months has brought me to this same conclusion. To hear you say it all like this makes me feel even more determined to push the boundaries with my work and so eager to see what you will do. I am very excited by this passion and focus that you are expressing and want to support you in any way I can. Do it Jessica! I will be here for you.<br />As Helen said " Learn it then throw it out" (Thanks for the film. I love her work!) No regrets. You did what you had to do and you are wiser for having done it. <br />I also looked at your post yesterday but ran out of energy to respond. Thank you for the photos of your landscape. It is truly beautiful there and perfect inspiration for this new work.<br /><br />How did you get the twitter updates on your blog?Kendra Zvonikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454641379330296195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35399295.post-16403450379762834692009-04-23T19:59:00.000-05:002009-04-23T19:59:00.000-05:00Excellent advice. I agree that Etsy is a seductive...Excellent advice. I agree that Etsy is a seductive distraction and should only be one spoke on the artist's wheel. I will be meditating on this post!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11251530628138468011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35399295.post-32494752405348431152009-04-23T17:25:00.000-05:002009-04-23T17:25:00.000-05:00:):)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005943308747297947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35399295.post-42913758226418725482009-04-23T16:32:00.000-05:002009-04-23T16:32:00.000-05:00Your reply gave ME goosebumps, Ivan! Thank you so,...Your reply gave ME goosebumps, Ivan! Thank you so, so very much. You really have no idea how much it means to me. Like a power boost straight to the heart. Thank you, dear Ivan!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475024301146537719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35399295.post-30090177999967593672009-04-23T01:02:00.000-05:002009-04-23T01:02:00.000-05:00Yes, yes, yes!
I totally hear you on this and off...Yes, yes, yes!<br /><br />I totally hear you on this and offer my encouragement and admiration. <br /><br />I think it's difficult following your aspirations, especially when there's so much groundwork in establishing yourself as a person, as an artist; in fact, I see it as an unending process. Any journey always includes the fits and starts, right? Especially the long and memorable ones.<br /><br />I believe there was wisdom in churning out so much work and also in figuring things out from the business end. When I studied writing, it was a common idea that one has "10,000 pages of crap to get through before writing the good stuff." To be prolific, to be productive--that gets those 10,000 pages (or 100 canvases) out of the way--no dillydallying. <br /><br />So I LOVE what you said about still learning, but that you are done relegating your works to being lessons or to being a student. That's a roar that gives me goosebumps! You are stepping up to your own dreams and respecting the maturity of your art and skills. This is momentous and wonderful.<br /><br />Regarding the business end of things, yeah, we do lose ourselves as we try to figure out what others are doing, how we could do it, etc. And also, we learn about what works so that we're not at the mercy of the market. They are two different hats, the artist and businessperson, and some meld the two well and others are better off doing only one--but it's the person who understands both that will be in control of their future rather than at its mercy. You have that knowledge and I think it will give you confidence (and maybe it doesn't feel like that just yet, but like geometry or algebra, they subtly influence how we think, predict, change, and adapt to the world). <br /><br />All in all, I'm saying, congratulations. Stretch those wings. <br /><br />Fly!<br /><br />Best wishes,<br /><br />I.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005943308747297947noreply@blogger.com