Sometimes I still fall into the trap of romanticizing my idea of being an “artist.” Living from mindblowing inspiration to inspiration. Getting struck by an idea, sitting down, and cranking it out. It’s all so magical and effortless in my mind.  

Yet I find that to be the exception and not the rule. 

The past few weeks I’ve been uninspired. Balled up like a pile of lint.

Yet somehow my productivity has been unaffected. The longer I make art, the more it becomes clear that my feelings about my work are unrelated to the quality or quantity of what I do.

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My bag of childhood memories mainly consists of the typical variety…a few heartbreaks, a couple key successes, failures, a bunch of “firsts” (first kiss, first love, etc.) and a few outliers.

As I was working on new art for my “Overthrow the Quo” exhibit, one of those outliers popped into mind as particularly relevant.

The work in progress photo above (you can see the final piece here), features a background pattern. While I was making it, I got to thinking about patterns and why I’m attracted to them. Then I flashed on a memory of my father handing me the owners manual for his brand new 1979 black BMW 733i. [Read more…] about Patterns, art, and the solution to all life’s problems 🙂

I studied Buddhism a lot when I was younger and was always fascinated by the Buddhist koans. Short poems made to short circuit the logical mind and open an opportunity to experience an enlightened state. Much of my interest in music and art stems from this same idea. Essentially to bypass the gatekeeper in my head. This piece is from a new series in progress. I’m still working out exactly where it’s going. This is the my favorite part of the process. There is a path ahead, but I’m not sure where it’s exactly going yet.