Here we are, end of GHP and vacation, the beginning of the school year, one of those cusps that seem to demand that I set some goals, to figure out what I want to do next. I don’t know why, especially since these are no-brainers. It’s not as if I’m going to not do these things if I don’t write them down, but writing them seems to give them some legitimacy.
- get back into the 24 hour project work. I have #12, #13, and #14 still to set, and they’re all three doozies. I really ought to try to come up with two more movements to go with the string quartet/bassoon piece.
- get serious about my “Field” series of paintings, especially Seth’s commission
- schedule Tai Chi time, and stick to the schedule. Grayson gave me a beginner CD for my birthday, and I’ve only looked at the first section once. The problem is finding time and space. But I must.
- get serious about my ELP sketching, especially faces. Soon it’s going to be time to start sketching in paint as well. It has occurred to me that proficiency in graphite does not automatically transfer to gouache.
- do some writing in the Neo-Futurist vein for Lacuna. The GHP theatre kids used the Neo-Futurist mold for their work this summer and it was a fascinating way to do theatre.
- and of course the labyrinth needs attention: mowing, reseeding, repair, installation of the omphalos
That’s not too much to think about, is it? It does not include routine stuff, like cleaning my study or doing the final reports on GHP, or updating the WordPress software everywhere, or starting back up with Masterworks Chorale and Lacuna Group.
I see why you put down “Defend your time” under your 5 rules of creative conduct. If you do that you can work on all the things you listed. Right now that is hard for me to comprehend as very simple tasks consume all my energy.
I think you will like Tai Chi. You can think of it as a spiritual dance. I used to do Qigong which is a little more active than Tai Chi and really liked it.
I knew the ELP would work its way up your list. You said it was years away when you first mentioned it, and it may be. But somehow I see it as becoming more of a priority all the time.