Every time things don’t work out as I had hoped, it is an opportunity for me to learn something.
I could learn:
- I don’t really like that technique
- I need more instructions
- I could use some practice
- Am I using the right tools?
- Maybe I need more time
- Is it possible with the way that I am approaching it?
I could ask those kinds of questions about almost any situation in life, art, business, family or well being.
And I think for me it is easier to fail, and asks those questions in the art area of my life. For some reason, I have let it be a process of discovery that includes lots of learning through “failing.”
I have said it before, but if I get two out of 10 prints that I love, then I consider that a success. And it usually takes learning something from those other 8 prints to get those prints that I love.
So it is important that I enjoy the process and not just the end result.
I have been doing stuff in sketchbooks lately. And I realized I wanted the end result faster, I wanted to finish the sketchbook. Hmmm? This was not me loving the process.
I tried different approaches:
- Made smaller books
- Tried different book forms
- Carried it with me
- Allowed myself to write, doodle, collage, paint, print, what ever
I have not found my happy sketchbook practice yet, but I am learning a lot in the process.
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