{"id":691,"date":"2006-06-05T11:49:54","date_gmt":"2006-06-05T18:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angrypirate.dreamhosters.com\/wordpress\/?p=691"},"modified":"2006-06-05T11:49:54","modified_gmt":"2006-06-05T18:49:54","slug":"in-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alannarisse.com\/blog\/in-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"In Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

This little guy is still in progress. Strange how plain they look at this stage. I got a lot done this weekend despite having a screwed up back. How did that happen? This week is all work, work, work. I am trying to get four paintings done so I can shoot slides and send them off before we leave for France on the 17th. Don’t know if I’ll make it. I’m working on two web projects, not a lot of hours, but I’m juggling time.<\/p>\n

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Things you shouldn’t say to artists:
\nIf you have a friend who’s an artist, musician, or writer, saying to them “I like your old work better” is not a good thing to say, ok? art is confusing, art is personal, and most artists grapple with self-doubt at some point. The last thing we need to hear is unconstructive criticism about our current work. Just think about what you are saying. I am my work, my work is me. You might as well be saying “I liked the old Alanna better.” I can no more transform back into a former me than you can. There is only forward. Would you say to a child, “I liked you better when you were 6”? Do you ask cooks to uncook your food? Do you really think that is constructive? Anyway. I was involved in a conversation that went something like:
\n< short conversation about my latest work >
\nfriend: “I liked the animal stuff better”
\nme: shocked pause… “I don’t care!”
\nobviously I do care because I’m still thinking about it 4 days later. No hard feelings, I’ve got a tough skin, but geez… bad form.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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