tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9604161.post8256318803046187361..comments2024-01-07T00:44:10.737-08:00Comments on Lisa Snellings: Funny thing about artists. Just one.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17033378825749946868noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9604161.post-62465262427917306792009-08-23T22:21:54.871-07:002009-08-23T22:21:54.871-07:00Syd: I read that Portrait of Jennie was a total b...Syd: I read that Portrait of Jennie was a total bomb at the box office in 1949. No one liked it. It was deemed later to be 'ahead of of its time' and now is considered an essential part of film history. <br />I understand about the kittens. Life is life, and worry is still worry. Thank you<br /><br />And, you know, the more time I spend on the journey, the less I believe there actually is a destination. I will likely always hope my best work is ahead of me. I will likely always try to enjoy the day I'm in. (easier said than done, for sure.)<br /><br />maqart: It's good to have company. Some would call it obsession. I suppose it could go there, but I'm with you---I'd make art whether I got paid for it or not. Come to think of it, I do.<br /><br />guardianalien: Excellent! I'd better send you some extra Moo cards---I don't think ten will be enough for DragonCon. Have a great trip and take photos to share with us!lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07410230007560550179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9604161.post-10000655563305681682009-08-23T07:49:58.332-07:002009-08-23T07:49:58.332-07:00Love the PoT tour kits. Maybe I'll be wearing...Love the PoT tour kits. Maybe I'll be wearing my little red poppet around my neck to Dragon*Con in a couple of weeks. And I can give out the cards when people ask about my tatoo :)guardianalienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08965772130463656944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9604161.post-12893610238021171372009-08-22T08:06:22.864-07:002009-08-22T08:06:22.864-07:00"I don't give a rats ass anymore whether ..."I don't give a rats ass anymore whether any of it means anything or not. It doesn't matter.<br /><br />Because. If it's my thing, I couldn't stop doing it even if I wanted to. (I've tried.)" <br /><br /> I love this sentiment- it is based in strength and self knowledge. <br /><br />For many years I worked in the theatre, and often had to wrangle reporters anxious to grill "famous" (whatever that means) actors. Invariably, somewhere in the interview came the question "why did you choose to be an actor?" More often than not the response was "I have to do this, there is no alternative. I can't NOT do it." <br /><br />I feel this way about my creations too- I can't not make things. Those strange worlds inside my head have to come out somehow or they trouble my dreams, asleep or waking. So, I make them concrete and tangible and they become friends, known, not disturbing any more- at least to me.maqartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9604161.post-59536786300536167302009-08-22T00:50:40.673-07:002009-08-22T00:50:40.673-07:00Oh, my. I saw Portrait of Jennie on ABC in the la...Oh, my. I saw <i>Portrait of Jennie</i> on ABC in the late '60s or early '70s, when they used to show classic films one or two evenings a week during the summer. Loved it then, and have loved it every time I've seen it since.<br /><br />Haven't seen <i>In a Dream</i>, but it looks most interesting!<br /><br />So sorry about Logan, but glad he's okay now. I have a batch o' kittehs with some kind of respiratory crud, on meds and dealing with fevers and so forth, so I can sure sympathize with that "what the hell can I do about this RIGHT NOW DAMMIT what do you mean just wait it out?" feeling (I know it's not the same thing as with a child, but it's the closest I can come).<br /><br /><i>"I don't give a rat's ass anymore whether any of it means anything or not. ... I couldn't stop doing it even if I wanted to."</i><br /><br />Well, it means something to you, obviously, or you'd do something else. And it means something to the folks who buy it, or they wouldn't. We may not know exactly what it <b>does</b> mean, not at first, but we stay with it, trusting that we'll be able to figure it out. Eventually. As with many other things, the journey to understanding is sometimes more interesting (and maybe, more important?) than the destination.Sydnoreply@blogger.com