When I’m incubating an idea, preparing to transform it into a reality, I wish I could skip the stage I’m in now – the ‘oh god what was I thinking, this is a terrible, boring, pointless idea that no-one is interested in – and I’ve got to force myself to see it through’ stage.
I keep wanting to just give up, but then have to face the stark reality that that means giving up on everything I’ve been working on for the past several years as all my ideas are facets of one driving force.
I like the shiny exciting glint of a new idea feeling much better than this.
A cup of tea and spot of ‘hanging out the washing’ should see me through in the short term. I think that’s one of my top ten strategies – washing as art practice. Good job there are loads of dirty clothes to go at.
