Turtle steps*, turtle steps… that’s what I’m telling myself right now.
No need to go mad with Art Every Day Month. No need to go full steam and run the risk of crashing and burning. As long as it’s a concrete step every day, I’m going to be happy.
I see lots of other participants are actually making a little complete piece of art every day – wow, how cool is that? I admire them.
But it’s not the way for me.
I need to focus on steps towards my dream of being a Real Artist who actually makes art (not just thinks about it) and really get to grips with my tendency to leave big projects until the very last minute, when I become motivated solely by panic that I won’t make the deadline.
So today’s turtle step was a very small one, because I was tired, tired, tired and what with the boiler breaking down again (oh joy) cold, cold, cold as well.
I put my full size sketch-cartoon of Pearls of Wisdom up on the wall and started considering all the practicalities of getting A3-size drawings enlarged to fit a fabric painting that will be 5 foot square. New challenges; I’ve never made a piece quite this large before. Still working on the plan for that!
Sketch-cartoon for Pearls of Wisdom
So here it is, on the wall of my living room where I can’t ignore it.
Again, might not look like much is being achieved, but believe me, I’m encouraged. Turtle steps, turtle steps, baby.
Until tomorrow.
*Turtle steps are what the kooky and hilarious life coach, Martha Beck, author of Finding Your Own North Star calls baby steps. Because she likes turtles. And because they might not be big and they might not be quick, but they get you where you need to go.
