\nEven more than that I over-think….continuously.
\nWhat got me thinking about over-thinking, and my general manner of thinking, has been brewing for a while but the catalyst for this post, and my admission of overthinking<\/em> guilt, happened on the weekend.<\/p>\n
I have been making artworks in fits and starts this year…this attempted art gig runs increasingly on the back burner after family, house, and work, but<\/em> it takes up so much thinking time that it is almost a full time gig. I had also considered an exhibition at The Forest Centre Dwellingup. I will never know whether I did the right or wrong thing with these exhibitons – whether the jurors\/curators preferred my ‘secondary’ works or whether these works fitted better with those already selected? So now I face a similar dilemma. There are at least four group shows that I could\/should enter. Most are art quilt exhibitions. Making art quilts is not a strong desire – I prefer to feather boards, draw, and construct, albeit with minimal output recently. I am thinking, thinking, thinking. To add to the decisions needed this week….I joined both SDA<\/a> and SAQA <\/a>about two years ago and my SAQA membership was due this week. I hesitated BIG TIME and came very close to not paying. Two things kept me in…I looked at entry call outs and there was one exhibition I thought I could maneouvre around and<\/em> I have really appreciated some of their webcasts. Of course I overthink everything<\/strong> (when not getting it right of course). If only I could get the artwork production in order (the reasoned thinking behind<\/em> my current work is just fine I reckon) & as I write – the truest way that I think – the answer is clear. When not thinking the doing part of the week<\/em> was great!<\/p>\n Went to City Farm with Miff and the girls- Flick has had croup and needs to be kept away from other young’uns so we’ve had a good bit of time together.<\/p>\n I finally started on my Mongolian photos and by the end of the week I have roughly edited the first of four cards – this one now only contains 1365 images!!!! Some of which you see in-dispersed here. Three more cards to go.<\/p>\n I have also FINALLY got around to three things<\/em> I should have done a very long time ago; Save<\/span><\/p>\n Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WEEK FORTY-FOUR (october 31-november 6) If you read my blog regularly you will probably have the impression that I think…a lot. Even more than that I over-think….continuously. What got me thinking about over-thinking, and my general manner of thinking, has been brewing for a while but the catalyst for this post, and my admission of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","spay_email":""},"categories":[17,20,10],"tags":[42,30,48],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1850"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1850"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1865,"href":"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1850\/revisions\/1865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"textiles](\"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_4954.jpg\")
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\nBacktrack to earlier this year….
\nI was considering making and submitting work into OZQUILT’s AW5.
\nThis 40cm x40cm size and format doesn’t interest me. It is not my thing BUT I wanted to support OZQUILT. I had plenty of ideas, some attempts at veering into new territories, and then finally, as the deadline drew near I made and submitted two pieces.
\nOne I thought vastly superior than the other but the (in my mind)<\/em> lesser work was selected. Whilst I was happy to have a work in the show I did not want it to be that work.
\n<\/em>I now have two works whose format does not thrill me.
\nHad I not thought it through properly? I increasingly think so….<\/p>\n
\nIt was an open brief with no restrictions. I choose a quilt from my pile that I thought would fit with the gallery and the Forest Centre though perhaps it could be a bit big?
\nI submitted a second work just thinking<\/em> that it would be a good thing to do.
\nYou guessed it, the much more fitting one, (in my opinion), was not hung.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nI was happy to have a piece in each show but it was tainted with feelings of regret….I should simply have submitted what I wanted hung.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nMY THOUGHTS ARE REALLY QUITE SIMPLE
\nShould I tweak my workflow to create entries OR should I continue making with no regard for specifics of exhibitions?<\/p>\n
\nI continue to go backwards and forwards….the see-saw of thinking\/overthinking.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nAs soon as I paid up there was another call out.
\nYep…..that would mean getting back into the same boat of fitting my work to someone else’s plan…..<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nWhat’s for dinner being a big cause for concern always – especially what to feed the horde on Sunday night…..but I am onto that now….systems are moving into place with a lot of thought and re-organisation<\/em>…the first step being supermarket delivery.<\/strong> Thank you Coles.<\/p>\n
\nI NEED TO, very simply, MAKE THE WORK I WANT TO MAKE.
\nIf it fits guidelines and time frames<\/em> I can enter shows and support the groups that I belong to.
\nBetter to make good work and not exhibit than submit work that I don’t feel thrilled to see on the wall?
\nI’ll see how long that well reasoned thought lasts:)<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nI listed my third book ‘Free an Eazy Circles’ on Ebay<\/a>. I have had a slowly diminishing stack but still have 55!!!
\nI donated my remaining copies of Quilt Destructure to the local Alliance Francais – happy to spread the Cut Loose love in another language.
\nI set up a Craftsy<\/a> account and have five patterns uploaded by the end of the week.
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\nI had a class here in the studio…I love this challenge.
\nI do not overthink it.<\/p>\n