"You have to make your own little pieces of magic, like the room with the stars on the ceiling where you could be in bed and look up at infinity"

El Salvador

In a modern world lacking in mystery, overhead lights should be avoided at all costs.

Art and Fear

That is the title of a book I am currently reading. I am in a strange place in my art making, I want to make art that effectively has an effect on others. I want to encourage others to think, to reconsider, to be pushed in a certain direction.

Yet, I do not want my art to be forced or obvious.

I feel that in an attempt to complete so much in art and life, I have spread out my resources, and possibly diluted my effect on the world around me. I think that I have avoided committing to one path, one goal, and have rather dabbled in many.

I guess now....
maybe
I need to let down my walls; and my attempts to try and control
maybe I need to be open to subtle callings
deal with what is right in front of me
and let my interests seep through
rather then impressing them
upon myself and others