For five years, I have been choosing a word of the year.
Two years ago I said this:
Choosing one word isn't an easy task, yet that is what I assign myself
to do every year, now. BRAVE in 2014, COLOR in 2015. This one large
word/idea, like a block of basswood, begins the new year with a promise.
If I work at it with both wild abandon and careful hewning, something
from within will be set free.
Choosing one word isn't an easy task, yet that is what I assign myself
to do every year, now. BRAVE in 2014, COLOR in 2015. This one large
word/idea, like a block of basswood, begins the new year with a promise.
If I work at it with both wild abandon and careful hewning, something
from within will be set free.
Then, came FREEDOM in 2015, and CURIOSITY in 2017.
In 2018, it is CONNECTION.
In 2014, a little tongue-in-cheek, I started choosing a word
for the year. It felt cheesy, but making resolutions
has always felt like instant failure to me. I was skeptical
of the word of the year thing, too. Wouldn't I forget
about it? How could it make a difference in my life and
art? And, it has made a difference. Words have power, and
well, words and images are power x power!
What is art but connecting the seemingly unconnected into
something new? Stay tuned. More connections in the works.
