‘if you make a very opinionated statement, and then get defensive when people respond…
well you can’t have it both ways. if you say (or do) something controversial, you’re going to get feedback. that’s just how life works.’
to be an artist is to be…
self.
a journey
observant
objective
opinionated
open minded
free
restrained
confrontational
controversial
pushing the boundaries…
staying true-to oneself-always.* through the journey.
if you are going to make art, and be brave enough to share it with the world… you have to be prepared for feedback, criticism. with the good comes the bad, and the bad are always very ugly…
*staying true to oneself, always…to me is-never forgetting who you are. who lives deep inside…your morals, values, hopes and dreams. through whatever journeys you travel, whatever mediums you explore… through whatever periods of inspiration and depths and waves of that lacking… there is growth, but growth always comes from a seed… and that seed is always from deep within you. home. the source. the beginning and end.
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you cannot fail, until you allow yourself to succeed.
pushing the boundaries makes the world go ’round… it broadens minds. changes opinions…teaches lessons. forces change and possibilities.
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if you’re a creative… well then, you can’t possibly imagine what it is like to go a day without being consumed by thoughts of your work and passion…
but what you don’t stop to see is how difficult it is for someone who doesn’t have that passion-to understand yours… just as you can’t understand their lack…
and if you are not a creative, you cannot possibly imagine how intense and powerful and overwhelming the urge to do…whatever it is you are called to do. to go without fresh air, and food, and sleep- because you are merely a puppet for the Creative that runs through you… that even when she’s away, your mind is waiting for the next.. preparing for the next… wishing and craving for the next wave to come crash down.
and you don’t know how difficult it is to share the pieces that your soul created… open to inturpretation. or how harsh the critiscim feels, like a fresh cut and salt on the wound.
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i wish we could all play nicely with our words…
but you can’t have it both ways…
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do you not have a website that has all of your pics on it?! I thought that you did as a matter of fact I was pretty sure I visited it. But, now it is nowhere to be found.
i do. : )
you can go to ‘inspire’ and go right to the bottom to the {photography} section.
or go directly to http://www.erindarcyphotography.com
I hope this doesn’t mean someone played mean with words in your direction. You’re a gorgeous and luminous thing. Keep going. Keep doing exactly this.
xo
i peek here from time to time, I’ve cleaned up the bookmarked never go back to ones, but yours stays. It is a resting wash of art and few true words that blesses. really.
being creative or sensitive can be exhausting and overwhelming but stay true to the wonder of yourself.
just sayin’ because I can in this newly found blog world.
just thinking it would be okay for you to hear it.