A Log of Ramblings, Day to Day Travels, and Contemplations
Yesterday I wound up buying a raccoon skull as my hunt for bones in the woods resulted in nothing. However, I did find some old bottles in the forest which I plan to transform into antique vintage looking medicine bottles.
How do you write a blog entry at 3:22 AM with no computer or
internet access? You write on a flimsy note pad the size of your palm and hope
you remember the sheets of paper once you tare them out and shove them in your
pocket. Currently I sit here in upstate New York in the Catskills. I've
been reading this one book that you may have heard about: Steal Like An
Artist by Austin Kleon. and it got me wondering about inspiration and it
made me realize how it has been a while since I have felt that desire to
research in all different aspects and fields. I used to feel when I was younger
and dumber that I had some sort of noticeable intelligence but often I believe
that it all came from a place of naive arrogance that I hopefully have shed
off. Chances are I'm just as smart as I was then as I am now maybe just a
little more experienced and with a clearer set of eyes. Sometimes I feel like
the people who are truly smart are the people that have the most questions and
admit they know the least.
Things have taken on a
rather strange outlook these last few days. Ever have an event that rings
of an experience that had past a few years ago? Don't you sometimes feel you
regress to the person you were back all those years ago?
In other news I Swallowed A
Fly continues to grow. I have made pins for that will be included in paid for
copies of issue one. Recently, I visited Asbury Park and I found a location
that seems willing to distribute the zine once it is finished. Of course part
of me is wondering if I should just wait till I'm over the issue one hump until
I approach the outlet again since maybe reveling in relative obscurity is
the best option when you are still earning your wings...also on the flip
side of that argument the more people you show your work to, the more feedback
you can get. We'll just have to wait and see what option I take when I actually
finish the damn thing in the first place.
- Kristin
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