I have those days too, where I read something I’ve written and think “ugh, what schlock!” Still working on remembering that writing a bad paragraph does not make me a bad writer (or a useless person!)
I’ve never had that problem, mainly with writing, but also with kiri-e. I’ve never associated what I make (or how poor a job I did on it) with my value as a person. But then again, I don’t have much of an audience, so I don’t need to worry about other people judging me based on what they see of me through my work. And I don’t have deadlines or commitments. If something I’m making doesn’t turn out well then I can just trash it and start over, and keep doing that until I get something worth keeping.
As you’ve found out, kiri-e is the Japanese art of making pictures by cutting paper. Generally, using a kind of x-acto knife and a rubber-topped cutting board. I’m hoping to turn this into something useful some day. At the moment, it’s still something I just dabble at because of the amount of time it takes. I think that some of M.C. Escher’s work lends itself particularly well to this style. I tried doing his self-portrait, and think it’s not too bad.
SHAKENDOWN almost 10 years ago
Keep thanking your lucky stars, kissing your lucky charms, & keeping an exorcist on staff.
Neo Stryder almost 10 years ago
Good you had and still have someone who supports you, bad nobody believed in me when I was younger.
Plods with ...™ almost 10 years ago
Just thinking it proved that you weren’t. .
Mrs. Peabody almost 10 years ago
I have those days too, where I read something I’ve written and think “ugh, what schlock!” Still working on remembering that writing a bad paragraph does not make me a bad writer (or a useless person!)
Ida No almost 10 years ago
I’ve never had that problem, mainly with writing, but also with kiri-e. I’ve never associated what I make (or how poor a job I did on it) with my value as a person. But then again, I don’t have much of an audience, so I don’t need to worry about other people judging me based on what they see of me through my work. And I don’t have deadlines or commitments. If something I’m making doesn’t turn out well then I can just trash it and start over, and keep doing that until I get something worth keeping.
katina.cooper almost 10 years ago
Look at it this way. There are thousands of people who wish they could do what you can do.
Ida No over 9 years ago
As you’ve found out, kiri-e is the Japanese art of making pictures by cutting paper. Generally, using a kind of x-acto knife and a rubber-topped cutting board. I’m hoping to turn this into something useful some day. At the moment, it’s still something I just dabble at because of the amount of time it takes. I think that some of M.C. Escher’s work lends itself particularly well to this style. I tried doing his self-portrait, and think it’s not too bad.