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Life in the Artists Lane
by Betty Slade
Yesterday’s Passion
The artist is adorable, funny, sensitive, temperamental, flaky, vulnerable, caring, warm and fun to be with. You can see why I find such enjoyment writing about artists. Their stories go on and on and I love sharing them. They could be my story or yours! Scary thought, isn’t it?
Does the average person understand us? I don’t think so. They listen to our next great idea and respond with, “That’s interesting”. They are probably even fearful for us because of what we might do next. They love our freedom of expression but it is threatening to them because we operate out of the box and they can only see a possible train wreck ahead
The people who truly love us are invaluable to us. We desperately need their wisdom and support. These friends keep us grounded. They are a sounding board for us and they keep things in perspective. So when I received the following comment from my dearest friend, who is full of wisdom and truth, I felt her advice was too good to pass up. I needed to share it with other artists.
“Betty, I hope you know where you are going with all of this. I felt your new body of work, “The Human Spirit Speaks”, was a bit far out myself, however you’re the artist. I only want to remind you that not everyone sees what you see in this world of art.
“I can only speak from the world I live in. My daughter came to my home, which I feel is the expression of my passion and she said, ‘Mother why don’t you start scaling down. You have so much to take care of it consumes all your time to clean all this cositas.’
So did I dig in and scale down? No. Not right at that moment. Then one day I asked myself, why is my daughter saying this? I began looking around and saw what she was telling me.
That which is your passion today will not be your passion forever. Now you will have to deal with what your passions were yesterday. So as long as you are willing to deal with the comments of others do as your passion leads you today.
Yes, I saw the booby also, and thought, what are you saying Betty Slade??? I am glad you called it “Naked Silence” for now I see what you see. It’s not just a booby! Giggle.
Maybe the bell is ringing and it’s time to go back inside. You have had your fun. You have expressed your passion but we must all go back in and be in class again. It’s back to the drawing board and for me it’s scaling down. For I know my daughter is right. What my passion was yesterday is overwhelming to me today.
Do as your heart leads you as long as your heart lines up with HIS! As you said, we will all come before Him one day to give an account of what we did with the talent He gave us?
You can not be truthful and hope that the world will understand. If Truth Himself was not seen to be truth, what can you expect? So paint it if you must but be prepared for the consequences.”
“There is safety in council” and after pondering long and hard the wise words of a friend who dearly loves me, I must say, my conscience is still clear and I must continue to unveil my passion. I’m not ready to come inside. Maybe the bell has rung and recess is over but I’m having too much fun. It will probably mean a trip to the Principal’s office one day. Oh me, not again?
The Final brushstroke! That which is your passion today will not be your passion forever. Know that you will have to deal with what your passion was yesterday.
by Betty Slade
Yesterday’s Passion
The artist is adorable, funny, sensitive, temperamental, flaky, vulnerable, caring, warm and fun to be with. You can see why I find such enjoyment writing about artists. Their stories go on and on and I love sharing them. They could be my story or yours! Scary thought, isn’t it?
Does the average person understand us? I don’t think so. They listen to our next great idea and respond with, “That’s interesting”. They are probably even fearful for us because of what we might do next. They love our freedom of expression but it is threatening to them because we operate out of the box and they can only see a possible train wreck ahead
The people who truly love us are invaluable to us. We desperately need their wisdom and support. These friends keep us grounded. They are a sounding board for us and they keep things in perspective. So when I received the following comment from my dearest friend, who is full of wisdom and truth, I felt her advice was too good to pass up. I needed to share it with other artists.
“Betty, I hope you know where you are going with all of this. I felt your new body of work, “The Human Spirit Speaks”, was a bit far out myself, however you’re the artist. I only want to remind you that not everyone sees what you see in this world of art.
“I can only speak from the world I live in. My daughter came to my home, which I feel is the expression of my passion and she said, ‘Mother why don’t you start scaling down. You have so much to take care of it consumes all your time to clean all this cositas.’
So did I dig in and scale down? No. Not right at that moment. Then one day I asked myself, why is my daughter saying this? I began looking around and saw what she was telling me.
That which is your passion today will not be your passion forever. Now you will have to deal with what your passions were yesterday. So as long as you are willing to deal with the comments of others do as your passion leads you today.
Yes, I saw the booby also, and thought, what are you saying Betty Slade??? I am glad you called it “Naked Silence” for now I see what you see. It’s not just a booby! Giggle.
Maybe the bell is ringing and it’s time to go back inside. You have had your fun. You have expressed your passion but we must all go back in and be in class again. It’s back to the drawing board and for me it’s scaling down. For I know my daughter is right. What my passion was yesterday is overwhelming to me today.
Do as your heart leads you as long as your heart lines up with HIS! As you said, we will all come before Him one day to give an account of what we did with the talent He gave us?
You can not be truthful and hope that the world will understand. If Truth Himself was not seen to be truth, what can you expect? So paint it if you must but be prepared for the consequences.”
“There is safety in council” and after pondering long and hard the wise words of a friend who dearly loves me, I must say, my conscience is still clear and I must continue to unveil my passion. I’m not ready to come inside. Maybe the bell has rung and recess is over but I’m having too much fun. It will probably mean a trip to the Principal’s office one day. Oh me, not again?
The Final brushstroke! That which is your passion today will not be your passion forever. Know that you will have to deal with what your passion was yesterday.
