If I only had time . . . by gosh, darn it, I do!!
It seems that since I have been in the “land of not having a full-time job” that time just gets away from me. Each morning I get up earlier than I did when I had a full-time job and I sit at the computer doing things . . . but at the end of the day, I can’t always say what. I drink more coffee because I sleep less in my endless attempts to prove to myself that I am being more productive than before. I apply for a jobs, work on a freelance gigs, study software, work on any number or hairbrained ideas that I have, but I never get any painting or real fine-art done.
I recently read Mike Barr’s blog entry over at ArtID entitled, If I only had time . . .
He speaks to the fact that time will get away from us unless we take control. He says that “Too much time is almost as non-productive as not enough time.”
I can’t say that I totally agree with that statement but I completely understand what he means. He says that having five uninterrupted days to do a half-day job can have us floundering to complete it.
He says that “one thing that limited time can do for you that heaps of time can’t and that is to focus.”
I am going to take his cue and do something creative everyday for the next week and post my results here. I will schedule at least a half hour to get up and away from this damn (yet wonderful) machine and do some art with my hands. I might work on an unfinished painting that has been nagging me for months or years, I might even do something sticks and mud. But whatever it is I will schedule a time, I will work and post whatever I come up with here. I may produce some true “creative calamities” in the next week, but whatever I produce, I hope it gets me into a real creative groove that continues well beyond my seven day commitment.
I so feel. The funny thing is I HAVe a full time job. But, it seems like my days and nights are blending together. I can see where organization and deadlines can really be your friends. That is going to be my goals for 2010. I can’t wait to see your creative calamities.
@rue It is funny how that works. I am on Day 6 of my challenge right now and some days have really been difficult. Some days no time, some days no motivation, and some days no ideas . . . I might have to repeat this in my post tomorrow.
Anyway, getting in my scheduled “art” time has been difficult sometimes but well worth the effort.
But I don’t see how you get all the things done you do between a full-time job and all of the projects you have going on over at CLM Visuals!! You are amazing!!