What a grumpy day! Saturday we had some much needed rain. Today is densely cloudy with fag that obscures the details of the trees across the field. There may be more rain tomorrow. In the meanwhile its breezy and chill.
I spent time today learning some technical things about my sound studio that somehow evaded me up until now. Actually, I still don’t get some pieces I am trying to understand, but I have made real progress. I discovered I actually have more options with my current set up than I thought, a discovery that should keep me curious for a while.
I am reminded that there is always the risk that one will spend a lot of time looking at books and videos in order to figure things out, rather than actually being creative. Remember the old adage that one cannot learn to write poetry from a book?
Of course, at this moment in time art making is taking place against a backdrop of chaos and threat, neither particularly known for enhancing the creative process. The world seems crazed and totally out of balance, and while art making is more important than ever, it also often seems daunting.
It is raining gently. A quietness has descended over the community. There is a sense of waiting, for what I’m not sure.
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