Old Work: Remember the Ducks!

I had a really hard time with this week's topic. I looked through my files of art work...they're not very big considering that I only decided to actively create art two years ago.
My choice is a piece completed last summer as part of an international art journal project. (Leeza knows all about it!) While I was creating it I was completely happy and enjoyed myself through the entire process. As a result, it was the first time I dared to be proud of my work. Everytime I read through the pages, I gave myself a little pat on the back. I decided from then on that every piece I created needed to give me that same feeling-or I was doing something wrong. It's a concept that gets pounded in my head over and over when I have a piece that just won't go right. I ask myself if I'm getting hung up on something I have no control over or on details; you know- "can't see the forest for the trees?" I mentally shake myself loose and ask what my ultimate goal is, what overall feeling I'm trying to create, and then start from there. I can honestly tell which of my pieces I successfully did this with, and which ones I tried too hard to get "perfect." (and really, for who?) The joy and fun I had with these ducks is a goal I try to reach for everytime I create something new.

(*Also because of this project, I am seriously entertaining graphic novels in the future.*)