In the accidental gap year I found myself in last year, I determined myself to continue learning. I absorbed a wonderous feast of inspiration and enthusiam from the good folks of the internet. Yes, that includes you. I thank you sincerely.
I collected and devoured books and articles, blogs, tutorials and galleries (online and off). I explored new techniques and new media with whole-hearted abandon. I believe I learnt a lot.
Turns out I forgot a lot too.
I forgot the time lost to debating the obvious and making suposition about the intents behind all manner of art. With mind maps.
I forgot that for every hour in the classroom, at least another one or two are needed for research and time lost down figurative blind alleys. I forgot how the time it takes swells and nudges out of place all other aspects of day to day being.
I do remember having a big wobble at about this stage on my last course. The initial I’m an art student euphoria has burnt itself out and in its wake sits a mildly stunned version of me, in mini-crisis-of-intent. Just a stage in the process.
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yes…thankfully there’s shopping bag wisdom! Keep on brave art school student. One foot in front of the other.
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thanks my friend…. as I always say ‘it would be dull if it was all easy’ – just have to remind myself sometimes!!
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Mildly stunned or not, you are still here eph as evidenced by your photo journal up there! You will be able to talk very intellectually about IK’s antics soon – think of that!
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Ah yes! you’re so right!
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Keep on truckin Eph – this too shall pass – in school or out all creative beings reach The Wall (I’m there myself right now) – If you were a character in a cartoon (and being in art school is not much different) you would paint a hole on the wall and walk through it…
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Truckin along… it has been said that reaching obstacles are proof we’re making progress and I guess that must be the case. Life is certaily quite cartoonish these days – I like your plan – and wonder what’s on the other side!
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Expanded landscapes with more distant horizons than before, and more walls…
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