Boundaries

As an artist, I experience so many boundaries that keep me from producing what I want to be making. First and foremost is the fear of rejection. I've said before, I've been starting to sell my work online, and at conventions and festivals, and some shows I do really, really well and it is seriously such a confidence booster. But I recently had an experience where I didn't sell and single piece of artwork. I moved a lot of business cards, but I maybe walked out there with $10 more than I had walked in with.

It was easily one of the most disheartening things I have ever experienced as an artist.

This goes back to taste, of course. Also, my audience wasn't my usually targeted audience. I didn't connect with people, and people didn't connect with me. But I walked out of there with this feeling of wanting to burn all of my prints and just stop.

Time is another looming boundary of mine. I wish that there were simply more hours in a day to make things, but there isn't. And when I get overwhelmed I put art down--it's a horrible habit, because it's also my outlet. But I become so tired that I don't want to have an outlet.