Comments on: Artist Spotlight part 3: Diana Trout book review

By: Edie

Edie — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:58:17 +0000

My "it" is that I'm afraid I will run out of supplies at the peak of my "zone" - 2 or 3 am or something, so I buy 2 or 8 of the same thing and then never quite (ok, sometimes I do) use them. I am the queen of Hunter-Gathering art supplies!

This book intrigues me!

Edie
zebulon, NC

By: Rhobotic

Rhobotic — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:28:47 +0000

What am I afraid of? Journaling! I love to write and to create, but journaling makes me feel vulnerable. To what? To whom? I tell myself that failure is not an option — it's a necessity. It is the thing that fills the gap between one success and the next.

By: Diana Trout {Nan.DT@verizon.net}

Diana Trout {Nan.DT@verizon.net} — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:01:17 +0000

Thank you all for sharing "it"! What a great response, I loved reading your comments and related to so many of them.

By: Quilterin

Quilterin — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:29:52 +0000

I have such high expectations in my results. Often I am afraid to try something because I expect myself to fail

By: Leeshy

Leeshy — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 01:55:39 +0000

I think that I am ultimately afraid of 2 things, 1. Failure, 2. Rejection. So IT for me is showing my work in any forum and trying new things, new techniques.

I remember being a child and striving so hard towards having a piece of my artwork being "accepted" by the teacher, aka chosen to hang on the wall of fame. I remember the ultimate despair and shame everytime I quietly lost my small bet/goal.
Finally, 5th grade, SPRING the last possible time to get chosen, my artwork, an iris inspired by the work of O'Keefe was chosen to hang on that famed wall.

I still have that painting. It now hangs in my guest room.
I find myself still in that same place, still scared and secretly hoping for "outer" approval and success. I don't know how to grow and get over that.
I think a journaling book like Diana's would help me work thru both the emotional blocks to trying new things and ultimately helping me get over my own personal artistic blocks!

Thanks for the chance!

Ally

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:12:23 +0000

"It" for me is journaling. I think the thing that makes me stop before beginning is the idea that once a mark is made it is really there forever. How silly! This would be my journal and mine alone…no one there to judge.

By: Anne Copeland

Anne Copeland — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 01:24:52 +0000

I am trying to do a journal now, but kind of stuck. Maybe I need this book to get myself in gear. I so want to get moving!

By: MaryAnn@SticksAndBroomstraws.com

MaryAnn@SticksAndBroomstraws.com — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:29:40 +0000

I was always very good at academic subjects and excelled. When I took a course of studies in computer programming as an adult and did average or below work, I was devastated. Being smart is who I am! So there is fear of failure for me in the arts that I'm also coming to as an adult. I also have a fear of "wasting" time and supplies probably stemming from scarcity in childhood. Hard to get over.

By: dejablu503

dejablu503 — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:57:31 +0000

I've been playing with art journaling and altered books Lyric, you should play with it… it's loads of fun! The book looks beautiful, gonna add it to my wish list for when my budget improves…. or when DC decides to offer me a bailout 😉
Andee

By: Candy Farmer

Candy Farmer — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:08:38 +0000

I have always had to "steal" time for my art from the day to day mechanics of earning a living, raising a family, etc. Rather than face the questions, "What are you doing?" and "Why are you doing THAT?", (implying that making art does not contribute to the running of a household) I make art in my head. I suppose my fear of wasting time on making art, keeps most of my work invisible and in my brain. When I do actually get something out, it appears seemingly out of nowhere! But, I'm beginning to see that working this way will not advance my skills.