The wisdom here is timely. Interestingly, I think most serious artists come to value and enact the quiet working periods naturally, perhaps especially as they age.
Promotion necesitates a staff. It's ludicrous to attempt working as an artist and promoting one's work simultaneously, yet that is what the capitalistic market scenario demands as tribute to its godlike power.
At this point I let people come to me. And sometimes they do.
Thank you for the valuable reminder! "Being public is not a permanent state, it's a momentary one." This is so true, even though it can be challenging to follow because stepping away from the "public" is often seen as losing relevance. There is a fear that once you return to being public, people won't be there anymore, or that you will be overshadowed by those who do much more. Fortunately, I recently experienced a retreat-like period and found that these fears didn't materialize. This inward turn was a crucial decision for my writing, but I know that each time I make such a decision, it will always be accompanied by self-doubt. I will just have to keep reminding myself of its importance.
The wisdom here is timely. Interestingly, I think most serious artists come to value and enact the quiet working periods naturally, perhaps especially as they age.
Promotion necesitates a staff. It's ludicrous to attempt working as an artist and promoting one's work simultaneously, yet that is what the capitalistic market scenario demands as tribute to its godlike power.
At this point I let people come to me. And sometimes they do.
Thank you for the valuable reminder! "Being public is not a permanent state, it's a momentary one." This is so true, even though it can be challenging to follow because stepping away from the "public" is often seen as losing relevance. There is a fear that once you return to being public, people won't be there anymore, or that you will be overshadowed by those who do much more. Fortunately, I recently experienced a retreat-like period and found that these fears didn't materialize. This inward turn was a crucial decision for my writing, but I know that each time I make such a decision, it will always be accompanied by self-doubt. I will just have to keep reminding myself of its importance.
Fascinating. It reminds me this notion of the necessity to produce silence to actually be better heard and found.