Notes from an obsessive/compulsive butterfly

I have been working on preliminaries for a new work, which, at the back of my mind, carries the probability that it will take a considerable time to complete – possibly several hundred hours. It is a big commitment, but one that I have no choice but to undertake if I want to realise the piece. Like most people, I am always excited by the current project. Creating a new artwork is a big investment, always emotionally, sometimes financially, sometimes physically, and sometimes in terms of the significant length of time required. Furthermore, unless one already has a paying client in place, it will almost certainly be speculative. In spite of this, it would not be possible to work, I think, if we had doubts about the outcome from the onset.