I guess the reason I am consciously considering this corner today is because getting around the circle safely requires one to make a series of decisions. Making art has the same sort of requirements. Because I deal with depression and anxiety, making decisions, even small ones, can be problematic for me. Engaging in art helps me have more confidence in myself and in my decision making processes. After all, creating a work of art is primarily a series of decisions.
(HONK!!!! Four cars almost collided at the corner...) This intersection is definitely a metaphor for my creative process. There are times I have too many ideas and they threaten to crash into each other, some cancelling out others. It is a juggling feat to choose the direction I want a project to go, and yet try not to lose the possibility of other ideas that might be even better.
(Another loud HONK! and screeching brakes... That one was really close.)
Well, I have a lot to think about today. New paintings, new techniques, new books I look forward to reading. I will close today with one of my earliest memories--a song from the Rodgers and Hammerstein version of the fairy tale classic, Cinderella. "In My Own Little Corner." (Please click on the photo of Lesley Ann Warren to hear her sing.)