To blog or not to blog

That is the question. Following the theme of "letting go of what no longer serves me", I'm wondering if this blog serves me.

I started writing this blog July 2006 (370 posts) to show postcards I was mailing off to FiberArt for a Cause. Throughout, I've talked about my creative process and shown my art. I've also shown travel photos and photos from my day/life. 

One of my goals for this year is to show my art more. This blog is an obvious place to do that. 

I also am re-thinking my art ... looking back to where I've been. Looking ahead ... where do I want to go artistically/creatively? This blog helps me do this ... it's all recorded (easier than sifting through years of written journals!)

I need to "store" my art online. I have a Flickr account for that ... but it is easier to write about art here on the blog. Plus, not everything I post here (like recent photos about Journaling by 5s) are uploaded to Flickr. So the blog serves the purpose of "documenting my creative process".

I do not see this blog as my "real journal". I keep a morning pages journal practice and don't feel the need to process life things here.

Rarely do I get a comment, even though the statistics show viewers. So that begs the question, am I blogging for me or for others? Or both? 

I've thought, throughout the process of keeping this blog, that perhaps my "musings" could resonate with others and perhaps inspire others. It's part of my educational perspective to share thoughts of my creative practice and process. Some blogs get lots of comments, all the time; while others don't. But the writer keeps on blogging. 

Okay ... so it looks like the blog does continue to serve me. Perhaps I'll re-commit to it.

Letting Go

Sunday's message was about renewal. In order to make room for new, we need to let go of old. Old stuff that no longer serves us. So that got me to thinking about what, in my creativity, no longer serves me ...

• Trying to do art journal pages that look like other artist's pages
• Watching videos of artists make art (unless I'm seeing and learning something new)
• Hours of looking at other artist's art
• Collecting more "inspiration"
• Collecting more art supplies
• Clutter, piles of stuff, projects in progress (that never progress)
• Books and magazines that I haven't looked at for 3 1/2 years (since they were put onto their current shelves)
• Hours each day on the computer
• This blog?

I'll have to give this blog some thought ... does it serve me or not ...

I hope you have a great day!

I am not a blogger

I am not a blogger. I've tried over the past few years. At times, I've posted regularly. Especially when I've been making art that I wanted to share. However, as work eats away at my time, I make less art, and blog even less. I do, however, check in on my inspiration blogs. I fill myself with inspiration for arting ... and then I go to work. It's as though everything I've learned about making time for art has flown right out of my head!

Some day ... soon ... I'll return to writing a blog. I'm not sure what "flavor" it will be ... to share my art ... or talk about the creative process (I'll be teaching a graduate course this summer titled "Innovation and Leadership") ... or simply to share my thoughts.

Perhaps I'll explore the topic of blogging ... since it seems to draw me in and I worry that I don't keep it up. In the meantime, I have 10 more weeks of school. ten . more . weeks . until . summer . break ... time moves at a snail's pace at this time of the year.