My first year of HANDSHAKE 6…
How to:
Get from my head to my hands; from thinking to object
Bring awareness to my process
Evoke not describe
Pare back
Say more with less
Writing has become a valuable tool in my making process.
Stream of consciousness writing…
on paper
creates a gap; a distance that can bring more clarity.
Gives my thoughts movement… instead of getting stuck.
Gives forward momentum
instead of going round and round and round
Editing on the page helps sort through thoughts
to find what is significant…
to sift through the noise
and find a pocket of quiet…
Sometimes it is obvious…
Often it takes lots of work
to get closer to what I am trying to explore; what I am thinking; what I am wanting to understand; to make.
In bringing awareness to my process I am trying to learn to work with and expand on my natural tendencies rather than rail against them; learning to accept and trust myself.