Andrew Bryant’s comments on how useful blogs can be in ‘Why professional artists need a blog’ is spot on. in particular ‘But thinking, talking and writing about what is essentially a visual process, is one of the most difficult things for an artist to do. It can make you feel awkward, pretentious, ignorant, and vulnerable.’ and ‘For myself, thinking about my visual output is a crucial part of my practice’. I completely agree with both comments.
At the moment I am finding it easier to upload images and add small amounts of commentary rather than writing much. Mostly the articulation comes later in the process – it’s important to be in the chaos of making and the not-knowing, not trying to make sense of everything too early. There is a lot of pressure on artists to validate their output and this can really undermine the creative process.
