I'd Rather Just Be Creating

It would be safe to call myself a creative individual; someone who is always being inspired by the world around them. Sometimes the inspiration leads to projects, which for lack of a better word can be referred to as 'art'. 

There are those who are able to happily channel their artistic energies into narrow fields of specialization. I am not one of those people. Due to my generalist nature, I'm happiest working across mediums and following my  aesthetic whims wherever they may lead. 

A consequence of travelling several paths simultaneously, is that it's difficult to pigeonhole one's style of artwork or elucidate the thought process behind 'all' of the pieces.  Sometimes I just make stuff because it's fun!  This has only become an issue once I decided to share my creative output with the larger artistic community.

Confronted repeatedly by the term 'artist statement', meant applying myself to the task of explaining: Why I do, What I do.  

If you are familiar with Edvard Munch's iconic painting; The Scream, then you have a fair visualization of my inner turmoil on this topic.

Everything I make is a result of observations and my emotional response to the former. Sometimes I'm very serious, but mostly ideas are hatched because they entertain me.  I will have poured a lot of time, effort and soul into them; but am not overly precious about the end results when I've achieved what I set out to do.  Explaining my motivation is where my brain simply stalls.

However, after some reflection I have come to the conclusion that artists are visual story tellers, and as such it is unfair of me to leave the observer of my artwork(s) without context.  That then is the purpose of this blog. While I'd rather just get busy creating, perhaps there are those who are curious about the process behind it. 

Welcome to my desk.