I used to buy art supplies all the time. I bought them especially when I was feeling blocked because I would go to stores for inspiration and buy supplies that made me feel like I would be able to make the most incredible work.
After much thought on the matter, I realized I was being an art supply junkie. Going to an art supply store was addictive for me and I did it simply to make me feel better because I wasn’t creating.
I started to feel guilty though, when I realized how much goodness I had been amassing and hadn't used.
To make matters worse, some supplies had dried up and some were way past their shelf life. Total waste of money. We all know how expensive those treats can be.
That's when I decided to make an #artistresolution I resolved to stop trolling for art supplies to feel good.
I started working with what I had in stock, steeling myself from the urges I would get for heading to the Michael's or Blicks.
Shit, it was like fighting a craving for a beer!
<BTW I am proud to say I am five years sober from alcohol. 3/23/21 😉>
My resolution was to stop buying art supplies, but obviously it also entailed using everything I had on hand to make stuff.
All my projects are like puzzles waiting to be solved, so being limited to what I had on hand was a unique way to "solve" my puzzles.
Making this resolution has been the most enlightening adventure of my artistic career because I realized I hadn’t been cracking open those brand new supplies for fear I wouldn’t be able to create some amazing masterpiece with them.
It all boils down to the #perfectionnotion
I will talk about that in my next post.
I hope you’re having a very good weekend! XO
