My response to Robert Genn reflection...

Hello. This is the first weekly reflection I have received, and lo and behold a subject I can easily soapbox about.

I am reminded of another artist, Matt Lamb and his philisophical swearing on similar subjects ( http://www.mattlamb.com/). Our job as artists is to do it fulloy, as present as we can be to the process at the time, to know when we are done with our work and to let it go.

Recently I was sitting on my own back porch and in high zen fashion forming one after another of small tea bowls out of Raku clay. One hundred and fifty later I had summarized my thoughts and decided that creation must have been a very hapy day for god/dess. Every single little pinch of clay, rolled into a ball, formed into a cup and smoother was essentially the same - at first. But then, each one required it's own perfection. I just had to keep working on one at a time until, "I was happy." They all lined up and all was right with the world. But now, they all looked different from the other. Each one it's own. And my next job was to let them be, let them go, watch what the Fire would do to them, uniquely.
It is the same with my paintings. I know when I am finished and I have put all into it that I can. After that? It has a life of it's own. People will see different things, buy or pooh pooh for very different reasons. Maybe it will fall off the wall behind a piano and be forgotten. I accept this. I let it go freely. I have done my part, as fully as I could at the time.

The folks who do the rest? Whatever. Who says it is or is not "fine"? Whatever. Professional? worth a billion? Something a child could do? Whatever. Raw art, art brut, self taught, folk, fine......... Whatever. I think those who analyse and decide have their own worlds to worry about, and it has little or nothing to do with my experience as the artist. Along with matt Lamb at times, I say, "hell with 'em." let them drink wine!


Ani Rose Whaleswan
www.livingstonesunlimited.com


----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Genn Twice-Weekly Letter
To: anirose@livingstonesunlimited.com
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 10:50 PM
Subject: Reflection

Who is Matt Lamb????

HI Folks. I have recently discovered Matt Lamb. He is an artist, ex-multi-business owner, reul-breaker of every possible kind I think..... I like his approach to art and politics and peace and the art world. Question everything, do it different, come up with new ideas....

Please go to his site and blog and see what he is doing. (just google matt Lamb)

New Website is done and changing all the time

yes, go there for to see my artwork, my plans and events, etc.

HI -- I'm building a new website --- please go there and see how it is coming along -- and send me your favorites and suggestions and questions.

http://livingstonesunlimited.com/

Thanks and take care.....

Ani Rose

Leslene della madre

take a look at this woman's site -- and definitely read her book.

She will be trave3ling to the Springs in November and doing a booksigning here. I am also setting up a workshop with her -- hopefully an all day thing.

newest painting - mother love

this is the newest painting I have done -- really of me and my own relatiopnship to an inner child. My 3D daughter thinks it is her and I -- which is ok too.

On Being Woman flyer