Expectations are dangerous for me, whether they are my expectations about a specific piece of art, or what kind of lasting impression I hope my body of work will have on other people.  These are things I have to think about, and it can be difficult to strike a balance between innovation and roadblocks.  I find it is best for my creativity to just do things without too much planning and projection.  You see, there are things that I just do without any effort.  They are simple and natural.  They happen organically.  They just unfold if I let them, and sometimes lead me down a new avenue of artistic expression.

In this hot, dry time of year, I’ve been shooting videos of  moving water.  Smoke from forest fires hangs in the air, but the videos are cool and refreshing.  Waves tumble the rocks along the shoreline, or crash giddily over boulders.  With that image in the back of my mind, I opened my art box to create something on paper.  Images of rocky shoreline tumbled out unintentionally.

Some creative mediums require more preparation and planning, like ceramics, and glass blowing.  I can pick up a pencil or pastel, or slather paint onto a surface with no fuss.  No rules.  No risk.