This idea came to me while I was in my gym's sauna room: do a figure drawing of myself (or thereabouts!) and use text to denote the line of the figure. I had just worked up a good sweat while doing the Group Grove class and was I attempting to get myself grounded in the steam room. My mind, however, had its own ideas. My brain was flooded with random thoughts despite my best efforts to shut it off. So, I just listened. These are some truths about me.
I am mostly at peace with my inner dialogue - there are times when it is too judgmental of myself and others. I know that I am often out of step with the community around me. I am not drawn to popular things. There is both joy and consequence for this.
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ReplyDeleteVery interesting Amy! I really like the idea and use words in lots of my work. I'll have to share some of it! I especially like how you have brought yourself into it and can relate to the dialogue. In my house we have a term for the thoughts that flood our brains...it's called our "Monkey Brain".
ReplyDeleteI wish I could feed the thoughts a banana and they would go away for good. I sometimes think how have we as women progressed when we still are so full of these useless thoughts that are often fed by media and "others" f**ing opinions. Just my thoughts.
Since today is Valentines. I want you to do another and talk to yourself with love and see what kind of dialogue you can create.
Lori
What a neat concept, I'm glad that you ran with it. How our thoughts, wanted, unwanted, etc. shape us is fascinating; here we see the thoughts that shaped your work today. Really intriguing.
ReplyDeleteI added the second paragraph to my post
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