This past weekend, I visited family in my home town. Its always an emotional trip for me. Its great to catch up with everyone in person. However, I’m also flooded with memories. I came back thinking about “what was, what is, what has changed and what’s gone.”
When I returned there was a another reminder (see photo). I’ve been working on this piece for way too many years. My goal is to complete it this year. So far time is moving faster than I can keep track. It always seems that way doesn’t it?
There are always things pulling at us. How do you juggle them all and set boundaries to stay on task? Its a challenge.
It seems a bit crazy when I think of how many projects I have started. But then, in the last couple weeks, I was reminded of the many things I created and are gone. A lot of things I created now belong to other people. It is rewarding to see them continue to have meaning to someone. Then, there are other things I remember destroying, so their gone.
Reflecting on my life’s journey I can’t help compare it to my artistic journey, it is just another extension of my lives. As we grow as artists, our skills grow. We start like infants, not knowing how to do anything. We grow and learn, and may frequently change course requiring us to start at the beginning again. We continue to move forwards, just like life.
~ Nanette