…to sustainable creativity.

I’m feeling proud of myself about getting The Beany to the printers. Not just because I’ve made a sixty page book of drawings and thoughts, but because of HOW I’ve made a sixty page book of drawings and thoughts. A year ago I would have done things very differently. I would have rushed at my work, I would have exhausted myself. I would have wanted it finished NOW.

Hand on heart I can’t say I’ve perfected working within my limits but I have got a lot better. I’ve learnt that that little and often get things accomplished. Even little and infrequently can build up a body of work. A year ago I was struggling to paint. Painting big paintings that never got finished. Now I make small drawings I can finish in a day – even in a day I need to spend in bed. Now I make short entries in this blog instead of trying to write long essays and articles in my head that never find their way on to paper. Now I have slowly put together a small book I’m proud of. A small book I hope people will enjoy.

I’m trying to live today – do today. I’m trying to find sustainable ways to be creative. Bit by bit, day by day, drawing by drawing, entry by entry, I’m getting there.

I’m off for a cup of tea out of my new teapot.