This morning I had a chat with Richard Taylor about my blog, why I have committed to writing everyday and what I hope to achieve. The result of the interview will be that I will be publicizing what I am writing which I’m a little nervous about in the same way as someone visiting my studio.
On the one hand I have nothing to hide, but at the same time it’s all a work in progress. When I began writing I wasn’t really aware that anyone would read my blog and so I wrote accordingly. Now that I have an audience I feel as though I should step things up a bit, be a bit more professional. Say something worthwhile.
Richard asked me if I thought I need to ‘break the cycle’ in order to write more critically, which I thought was a good question. Up to now I have been writing on cue at 10pm every evening and up until now that was enough. The way I think about the blog now has changed. It’s seems ridiculous but I think I’ve only just realised that this is a public space and it’s likely that people will come across what I have written.
The question is now, will this change how I write? Is this going to be the break in the cycle? Is this my opportunity to break free from safe rambling journal to writing with a purpose, having and opinion and sharing that with the art community? Is it a change for the better or am I setting myself up for disappointment?
It feels like a challenge, a path that has opened up that could help me to improve and develop as a professional artist. Or I could continue on my merry way not really getting any better but being comforted by the fact I’m doing something rather than just thinking about it. I have been doing just something everyday and maybe now is the time to take the next step and embrace the pressure of a critical reader.
