The Artist's Mentor

The Artist's Mentor by Ian Jackman. Courtesy of Amazon.com, 2009.

Today, I was fortunate enough to swing by Barnes and Noble on my way home. I purchased two books, which I found while purusing the aisles of art, design, architecture, home decorating, fashion design, and manga. I came across a thin, paperback text with three critical words on its spine, The Artist's Mentor by Ian Jackman. What a clever title. As tradition, I grabbed the book and randomly opened the book to read an excerpt from the page. Quite a relevation and an easy read. I look forward to reading this text in the next few days, which will definitely help in the final hours before the all-day faculty critique on Friday, 11 December 2009. I must admit that I am anxious--but in a great way. A sort of excitement is stirring but with a sense of pressure. I am taking it from the angle that this is my moment to shine. I just hope that it comes across as such because I am doing my utmost here in the program. I want to display as much work as possible and present multiple ideas but I understand the importance of an aesthetic flow.

A couple problems that I am running into include the complexity of materials (both acquiring/purchasing as well as tweaking into forms) and tapping into my cultural perspectives. I know that I have multiple narratives to share but I wonder if I am overanalyzing things or jumping way ahead too soon. I guess we shall see next semester.