Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Artist Style Reflection
Since the style in which I work is somewhere in between uni-tasking and multitasking, I decided to just pick one extreme and go with it. I tried a different style of working in which I totally isolated myself--no music, no people, no kitties, and no wine. I also decided to close the door make sure that I was keeping any noise out. This experience was definitely different for me. I've always been a patient person, and I have no problem being on my own, but I was made a bit uncomfortable by how stuffy I felt by being alone in a little room, and I think that was mostly due to the door being shut. It didn't bother me at all to be working in silence (I think silence is something to be revered), but it did bother me to feel shut in. It was definitely a neat experience to try to work in a different way, as it is something I have never done. I did a little extra mini-experiment and tried to make a small project while teaching a class today, and it turned out surprisingly well. I thought that all of the many distractions a classroom has to offer would make for a messy product, but it didn't. I seem to work well in many environments, but I definitely gravitate to what is most comfortable for me.
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Sadara, I find myself often in a similar predicament as you, multi-tasking while making art and most of the time I don't even realize that I'm doing it. I think that technology and texting and listening to music has become such second hand nature that I do not even notice myself doing it. Sometimes, I think life would seem much slower if I would take more time to put away the cell phone and enjoy one thing at a time.
ReplyDeleteI completely relate to this post, Sadara. Spending a few minutes each day in silence is something like to do to center myself and slow down my body and mind.
ReplyDeleteAlso, while I CAN create art in silence, I prefer working with quiet music playing or the television on for low background noise. It keeps me from feeling too secluded or cut off, I suppose. I find I can also work in fairly noisy environments though, like a classroom of 25+ students when they are occupied with their tasks at hand and don't need my help.
Like Kate mentioned above, my biggest problem is not so much noise as it is with the physical distractions I SEE around me. I sometimes have to make a pact with myself that I will focus on one project at a time to so that I can get it completed in a timely fashion.