October 23, 11:00 to 5:00pm, Pack Square, Asheville, NC
There is still SO much to do, and it is FUN! I have made the work, glazed the work, fired the work, managed the emotions, and here I am. One week left. I am a business person this week. Photographing, making an inventory system, promoting myself, packing, and planning for sales. Fortunately, I weirdly enjoy the left brain business stuff; I am “building a brand.” It feels strange to move a process that has been in place for me as a hobby and self care toward a “brand” and I know this is a way of sharing the work in the world.
Branding and marketing includes spending time on social media. What I understand, as a mental health professional is that spending time on social media may flood the brain with dopamine, making “regular everyday” tasks less exciting and lessening motivation for things like reading, drawing, making art. Social media is, apparently, required to be known in the art world, so dopamine flood it is!
I know that, after the show, I will take a break from it all, go backpacking with my friends off the grid and enjoy my screen time detox. This means spending time doing nothing, letting myself feel bored. In this boredom, the seeds of “what’s next” are planted. This is another thing I weirdly enjoy; boredom. I don’t allow this for myself that often, but when I do, I embrace it. Italians have the term “Dolce far niente” literally “sweet doing nothing.” This week will be exciting and a push and I look forward to next week when I can let myself enjoy the restful sweet nothing.
Glazing at night…
At least I am not alone! These sweet being keep me company while I am working after hours.