Pre-sleep art thoughts...

An artist must turn corners blind and take on challenges of the impossible. If an artist does not do such things then I consider them not to be an artist. Simple as that. There are hobbyist and excellent craftsmen, but artist I think not. I know very few artist in the fields of the fine arts, but I seem to know far more artist in other careers that do not consider themselves artists.

My journey is an interesting one. I do not know where my creative endeavors will take me or whether I will be successful or not. Some say it is all how one measures success. I have spoke upon my ideals of success many times so I will not go into that right now because quite frankly I am tired of blabbering about it.

I am more concerned about whether I should worry that my path of artistic evolution is so liquid that it seems to take on whatever vessel happens to be within reach of me... If I am near a workshop I begin to produce furniture... If my only access is a computer I will write. If it is paints, then I will paint. Some would call it being resourceful. I think of it as creature of habitat. This is why I am so hell bent on having a warehouse. I am interested to see the proportions to which my ideas will fill. Sure, I have a few ideas of large scale work, but I know it is only the beginning. I know that I cannot even begin to imagine the extremes to which my work will grow with unlimited size restraints.

This is something that has always restricted my concepts as an artist and I think now is the time to explore this new avenue of artistic growth. My ideas are becoming stifled because of the constraints of my environment. With greater space, comes more impactful work.

As an artist it is my duty to supply my creative mind with potential scenarios that are conducive to the production of original techniques. I know that by supplying certain elements in juxtaposed situations that I will bring about new ways of thinking. There by creating completely original ideas that I never planned on.

A shock to the system is what I am all about. To plan for the unexpected is what I do best... Actually, to provoke the unexpected is what I do best. Improvising techniques until they become craft is my second nature. That is my true art technique. Through the improvisational techniques of ordinary and extraordinary materials I develop new tools for my style... The style of Post Modern Barbequeism.

Creating work that has never been done before or even thought about is the goal with my art, but not just to create something new for the sake of creating something new... Art for art's sake...

I have never been down with that idea. The new work MUST conceptually hold some weight for its' use. There MUST be a significance for its' being. There are even reasons for accidents in my opinion. There are no accidents only unprovoked outcomes of random awesomeness.