a thought about my exhibit.

when i was working on my exhibit there was the self-conscious side of me saying oh this is not good enough, this will never work. there was a part of me that was mired in doubt. then i saw this video of paul coelho talking about the fear of failure.



the line that touches me in his short talk is:

"When you put love and enthusiasm into your work, even if people don’t see it, they know it’s there, that you did this with all of your body and soul, so that is what I encourage you to do."

listening to this talk really hit home for me. while a part of me is still mired in self-doubt, i have managed to keep the self-doubt in the back corner of my mind and proceed with my show.

so in the end i feel that i've turned a corner in my work. i have created something that is authentic and in so doing i've become a true artist.