{"id":12061,"date":"2012-08-04T21:13:54","date_gmt":"2012-08-05T05:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=12061"},"modified":"2012-08-05T15:18:49","modified_gmt":"2012-08-05T23:18:49","slug":"advice-please","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/04\/advice-please\/","title":{"rendered":"advice please."},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have an art show coming up in October, so I spent Friday and Saturday working on my own artwork… weird, I know. It felt amazing to get back into the studio, and then it felt, well, not so amazing. Here’s why {and I’m curious if any of you ever feel the same}:<\/em><\/p>\n

1. I feel unbelievably<\/em> guilty taking time away from my family to work on my art. Here’s the strange part though. I don’t feel guilty any other time. I can exercise, work on design projects, or go off for an afternoon of jealous curating… no problem. A day at the studio on the other hand… gut-wrenching GUILT. Seriously, what is that about?<\/em><\/p>\n

2. I love making stuff. It brings me pure <\/em>joy – until it’s for a show. Then I panic. I stop having fun, and start worrying about everything. Is this work good enough for a gallery? Will anyone like it? Will I like it? \u00a0It’s exhausting. Why can’t I just relax, and enjoy making stuff\u00a0{you know, the stuff that brings me the aforementioned joy}? <\/em><\/p>\n

3. I feel so much more comfortable writing about other people’s art. Half way through my studio day, I thought, “Boy, I wish I had my computer with me so I could just do next week’s posts instead.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Any advice? I’ll take whatever you’ve got. Thank you!<\/p>\n

{16 hours later<\/strong>: Thank you all so much for your thoughtful, helpful comments! I’m feeling a lot better, and have completely exhaled. I’m going to stop thinking so much, and just have fun. Whatever comes out of that will be the pieces for the show. Done. THANK YOU! xo}<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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