I burned all of my drawings in 1977 and kept only the ashes as an act of
renunciation.
Cecil
Melissa McCarthy wrote:
Carol, I was so taken by your post; spent the night in my studio,
surrounded by the clutter and stuff of work and no work, possibility
and despair of use. I think you're right; there is a certain
satisfaction in seeing the collected physical *stuff* of years of
art/work -- created stuff, stuff with potential, stuff that reminds us
not to do *that* again, stuff that waits patiently for "that is
exactly what I needed!"
And then there is the mental and emotional clutter to address...right
now that seems like a more daunting task than cleaning the studio! But
sometimes they go hand in hand, the mental clutter drives the art, and
then you have
more stuff.
I envy the zen, but live more in the wreck room.
Has anyone on the list ever done anything wildly destructive and/or
cathartic with old work, then used the remains to create something
new? (I'm thinking of an art bonfire in a metal trashcan in my own
case, an idea I've toyed with for a while, and this may be the year....)
Or have you done that and had instant regret?
Pax,
xoMelissa
Melissa McCarthy
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