I hear you. I am here. Listening . watching and feeling you from afar. Autism or not, I believe many creators feel the way you do. If you’re not into career promotion and do not use all the tricks available to further yourself, people will not likely to respond in the way you expect. I am having a nice little exhibit of my work in a very nice cafe where they used to hang some art. People watch and react and genuinely like it and even love it. But mostly it is a background eye candy for them . Nice to hang out in a cozy place with lovely music and nice art on the wall. That’s it.
I am sending out my work because as an artist it is important to share your gift with the world .
Finding the balance to keep on going in spite of how the audience responds is not easy but necessary and the reward is in doing the art itself.
Keep on going sister. Keep sounding your note. We hear you.
Well, that’s strange, apparently I have another Substack account, I didn’t even know I had, and the above comment was from that account. How weird is that. I guess I have to figure out how to make that go away.
Thank you, Josef! Yes, you get it, as an artist, sharing is the whole point. And if we can’t share, there’s an emptiness to the work. Some of us (me) were well trained to be modest, to set ourselves aside, to be the support persons for others. That does not come naturally to me as a creator and performer, but to let my natural tendencies come to the surface has taken a lifetime and it’s still a work in progress.
I hear you. I am here. Listening . watching and feeling you from afar. Autism or not, I believe many creators feel the way you do. If you’re not into career promotion and do not use all the tricks available to further yourself, people will not likely to respond in the way you expect. I am having a nice little exhibit of my work in a very nice cafe where they used to hang some art. People watch and react and genuinely like it and even love it. But mostly it is a background eye candy for them . Nice to hang out in a cozy place with lovely music and nice art on the wall. That’s it.
I am sending out my work because as an artist it is important to share your gift with the world .
Finding the balance to keep on going in spite of how the audience responds is not easy but necessary and the reward is in doing the art itself.
Keep on going sister. Keep sounding your note. We hear you.
Well, that’s strange, apparently I have another Substack account, I didn’t even know I had, and the above comment was from that account. How weird is that. I guess I have to figure out how to make that go away.
Thank you, Josef! Yes, you get it, as an artist, sharing is the whole point. And if we can’t share, there’s an emptiness to the work. Some of us (me) were well trained to be modest, to set ourselves aside, to be the support persons for others. That does not come naturally to me as a creator and performer, but to let my natural tendencies come to the surface has taken a lifetime and it’s still a work in progress.
Thank you for this support, my friend ❤️
Sure, with much care and love. Thank you