This is my first rough draft of my manifesto. I wanted to consider what I wanted to create or experience, and what were some of the obstacles I have or may encounter. I also realize it will definitely change at some point, so here goes nothing!
I Want to Create:
- Permission:
- for myself to make mistakes, fumble, learn, and laugh about it
- to set aside distractions
- or if they can't be set aside, to explore distractions
- for others to be themselves and be expressive
- for myself to be expressive, to be creative
- to choose my boundaries
- to be still, to be loved
- to be dynamic
- Creative Space
- that is orderly, so I can find what I need
- that is organic and dynamic, so I'm free to be as limited or unlimited depending on my needs and my creation
- that is reserved for creative activity
- that interacts with my day-to-day life
- that is hopeful, positive, and enlightened
- that is informed, evolving, and renewing
- Conversations:
- with myself, my community, my country, my world, and my universe
- that reveal a new perspective, then another, and another
- that encourage meaningful interactions that may be treasured in the future
- that address the beautiful, the ugly, the mundane, the treasured, the conflicted, the peaceful, the ignored, the ridiculed, the great, and the small
- Immersive Experiences:
- by being present
- by living real life, with real people, and seeing the real world
- using space and context that is believable and relatable
- by working, then resting, and working some more
- by finding opportunities for the art and the audience to interact
- by seeking other artists and chances to collaborate
- by asking "Why does it matter?" and then showing why it matters
- by continually working, growing, learning, and changing
- Attitude:
- that it's okay to be afraid
- to not hang onto my hopes more than my fears
- that I can always do something
- that I can give time for myself, my work, and for those I love
- that the necessities and the details will come as I go
- to never give up, and to never doubt the divine or myself
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