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16 years ago
I like washing dishes;it's therapeutic. The warm water, the slippery soft suds, the gentle sounds of scrubbing and sloshing and foam are all a form of comfort to me. Like all forms of therapy, it's not always something I rush off to do do or even want to do, but once I get going I fall into a nice rhythm and at the end I can tell I've gotten something done. I think a lot while doing dishes. I either fume at the stuck on food, or I reflect on my current state of mind. This time my train of thought sparked this entry.
When my current generous hosts return from work I hope they do not feel strange that I did their dishes for them, or that I swept, or wiped down the counters. I understand that many folks feel weird when a guest cleans for them, but to me it's the least I can do for their generosity. And, when I am frustrated with my work, I can get up and do something positive.
This past RainFurrest I showed up at the con with nothing but what I had in my sketchbook. No prints, no art show, no decks of cards or books or folios of originals or business cards. Just what I had been traveling with for the past couple months.
I can't count how many times I have had the pre con nightmare of doing just that. I dream of showing up at the con and Oh no! I left all my prints behind! Or Oh no I can't get into the art show in time! This time it was real! And I didn't care! I still did good business with all the good folks who came by, and I had a lot of good conversations and a lot of good fu with the theme of the con.
Rah Bop told me that it was cathartic, and it's true. My worst case scenario just came and passed, and I came out just fine.
So thanks to all of you who came by at RF and chatted, bought stuff, thought about buying stuff, infected me, healed me, and fetched me food and drink. Thanks to the staff that solved my dealer's room issues and for the food runs. You all made my nightmare con into a happy con.
As usual I am plugging away at my work! I have numerous commissions, some work for a novelist, and another Painter Magazine article to write that I will show sometime next month. Hooray!
Cheers!
When my current generous hosts return from work I hope they do not feel strange that I did their dishes for them, or that I swept, or wiped down the counters. I understand that many folks feel weird when a guest cleans for them, but to me it's the least I can do for their generosity. And, when I am frustrated with my work, I can get up and do something positive.
This past RainFurrest I showed up at the con with nothing but what I had in my sketchbook. No prints, no art show, no decks of cards or books or folios of originals or business cards. Just what I had been traveling with for the past couple months.
I can't count how many times I have had the pre con nightmare of doing just that. I dream of showing up at the con and Oh no! I left all my prints behind! Or Oh no I can't get into the art show in time! This time it was real! And I didn't care! I still did good business with all the good folks who came by, and I had a lot of good conversations and a lot of good fu with the theme of the con.
Rah Bop told me that it was cathartic, and it's true. My worst case scenario just came and passed, and I came out just fine.
So thanks to all of you who came by at RF and chatted, bought stuff, thought about buying stuff, infected me, healed me, and fetched me food and drink. Thanks to the staff that solved my dealer's room issues and for the food runs. You all made my nightmare con into a happy con.
As usual I am plugging away at my work! I have numerous commissions, some work for a novelist, and another Painter Magazine article to write that I will show sometime next month. Hooray!
Cheers!
-Vaperfox
You are a artist I really admire honestly
Seriously though, I completely understand what you mean. In doing mundane repetitive tasks over the years I have used the free mental time to write scenes in my book, write a James Bond movie script (never put down into text), or simply think things out and rant to myself about problems. It does help because to merely sit and think feels unproductive. To do all that thinking and still get something done feels like an accomplishment.
It's good to hear you had such a great time at RF! Hope to see you at MFF
Skyfox
I have to play music, most of the time.
Therefore, to get through washing the dishes, I sing to music.
(Additionally, it's practically a rule that you can't get mad at my singing when doing the dishes, 'cause I'm doing the dishes. 8DD!)