Love seeing posts like this on SteemIt. <3
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Art with eternity in mind (and inspired by this subject matter.)
https://steemit.com/art/@ztetrahedron369/contest-win-an-original-piece-of-art-by-zero-tetrahedron-369
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@ztetrahedron369 - with all the spamming going on, I almost flagged your "shameless plug" - I am just letting you know that because others might not be as patient
Instead - reach out...I am going to take this space to comment on your contest and also on your https://steemit.com/art/@ztetrahedron369/evolving-as-an-artist post.
So first of all - I have to ask you - did you cut your own rubber stamps for the rubber stamp print? because if you did not, I would recommend that you do - using an eraser and an exacto knife - and then I think they will be really cool. As it is - right now - if you are using ready-made stamps - it's kinda ready-made stamp looking - I mean you could at least go in and embellish with your own drawing - and make it yours...
2nd - your evolving as an artist post - I do not think you should go to galleries and artists and ask for their feedback AT ALL EVER. You need to develop your art yourself until YOU get comfortable with it.
I mean, if you develop a relationship with some artists or galleries in which you TRUST THEM as HUMAN BEINGS to give you real honest feedback that might help you hone your skills then perhaps - but to just lay your self open to people you don't know just because they have letters after their name or a business running -
NO - not unless you are ready to piece yourself back together if they have a bad motive and slice you to ribbons or give you bad advice - which in the "artworld" is likely.
You can easily call yourself an "outsider or "self-taught" artist and let it go at that. BE CONFIDENT as a SELF-TAUGHT artist!!. There is (or was) a whole movement of OUTSIDER artists and I am sure it is still going strong - although many of those artists got taken advantage of because the galleries are CUTTHROAT.
You must get your confidence level to where NOTHING those buttheads say is going to throw you off your course. I looked at that one piece that you have in that post and it is very cool - I would like to know more about it. Is it like sharpy on wood as a pendant? Maybe just seal it with modpodge or something so it is protected and you could start selling those right away - maybe in an etsy store -
I am sure LA is intimidating. I lived in NYC and upstate NY while I was still struggling with low self esteem about being an artist. Those egos squashed me like a bug. If I had been able to know my worth and value my gifts I would have been able to sell in NY, but I did not at the time. I would also say to look at artist's work on Steemit and approach them frankly in comments - ask them to look at your website - make one at weebly or wix for free - and get their feedback.
I have moved my work to a whole 'nother level with people on here - so that now I do LIVE psychic readings from my work and I do sigil paintings - I might not have had the confidence to move that forward without Steemit peeps - you can definitely check in with me to look at your work if you value my opinion - contact me here or by email at in2itiveart at gmx dot com. Keep up YOUR good work!
This is what I need to hear. Thank you very much for the fantastic feedback.
Yes, as of now my stamps are store bought. Right now my art is more conceptual than demonstrating technical skill. I have only shown one of my rubber stamp pieces on here, there are a lot more profound pieces with higher order complexity that to me the concept overpowered the cheesiness of using store-bought. That being said, I do value originality and I intend on expanding towards creating my own rubber stamps. Hearing this point from you has catalyzed me towards getting there sooner than anticipated.
I would be very happy to help you out in any way I can... If I am hearing you correctly, I understand the dilemma of over-conceptualizing but I think that one piece you were giving away with the pink border seems less conceptualized and more from the RIGHT BRAIN albeit doodley which is what may be making you think it is undervalue-able - NO!!! the RIGHT BRAIN is where the good stuff is - so the sooner you can get out of your left brain and just start doodling the happier you will be. Being as you are in California - you might - if you can afford it - go take a class from Michelle Casseaou - she lives in NORTHERN CA but she does some workshops at Esalen, etc and that might help to free you up and get you connected into the RIGHT BRAIN -http://michelecassou.com/ or her ex husband stewart cubbley - https://www.processarts.com/ - I say this because I took a class from one of their students back in 1989 and it changed everything for me - I was in New york at the time... so that lady is in the Berkshires - anyway it helped me tap into the full on flow of my right brain art - and get out of my head. Now I can just use my head later to figure out what the Unconscious God Spirit had to tell me through the art- I have been doing this since 89... anyway - they will just help you tap what you already have going - just a thought - anyway like I said, I will be happy to help - :)
Thanks for all of your wonderful advice!!! I love Big Sur but have never been.
well, if you get a chance I would highly recommend attending one of their workshops only because for me it was just what I needed and I really haven't done anything since then accept my own thing - http://www.paintingfromthesource.com/ this is the lady I did it with - I will stop harping on this now - because even if you don't do this - you can still gain confidence in your work just following YOUR path - but for me at the time I did - I was blocked - and I got unleashed when I did that workshop - in 1989, but whatever- I don't mean to sound like a total religious fanatic for this workshop - sorry :) but please - in the meantime if you need feedback or anything - please feel free to contact me and I will try to help you - I have been an artist for about 50 years now - I teach intuitive painting myself - now and then - and I still use that method. Now I am using art to teach myself things - I became psychic by doing this type of art - and now I am teaching myself alchemy and the tarot by copying imagesfrom that time period. Blessings to you!
Thank you for your kindness. I'll be taking you up on it . <3
Great advice, I get a too stuck in my head a lot of the time too and tend to over analyse everything. Getting out of my own way can be a challenge at times.
I totally GET IT. It was not until I had done a LOT of spiritual work and started living according to Natural Law that my head would quiet down enough for me to hear the silence. As it turned out, I had lied a lot, stolen, cheated, broken my word, and I needed to make reparations for that - now I have silence upstairs, gratefully.