I\u2019m fucking tired of this narrative of the mentally tortured artist creating sad and moving work, it\u2019s boring. When I\u2019m in good spirits I want to really feel like I\u2019m enjoying life and creating because I love to do it \u2013\u00a0not because it\u2019s my only form of true escapism, even though it is this too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Tell me a little about your relationship to deadlines? Do you meet them easily? And do you need them to motivate you?<\/b><\/p>\n I graduated in 2020 with a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design so I\u2019m no stranger to a deadline. If I didn\u2019t learn self-discipline and the importance of deadlines in college I wonder how many projects I\u2019d have left on the back burner by now\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019m no stranger to a deadline<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n I find that deadlines are a lot more important for a designer than an artist, to a designer they are essential, for an artist they\u2019re useful but not essential. I enjoy the middle ground: a loose timeframe to aim for with a project, but with no real pressure to deliver or rush the process, which is the best part. The process for creating traditional art is the reward in my working life, whereas the process for a design project is the bane of my existence.<\/span><\/p>\n Do you need routine?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Routine? No. Incessant impulse to create from the moment I wake up, until the moment I get into bed? Yes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n How much do you adhere to a \u2018conventional\u2019 9-5 working week?<\/b><\/p>\n Not at all. I work around the clock like some crazed faerie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Do you work better in the morning or the evening?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n At night, when the world outside my window has settled and I feel like I am the only woman on earth! I like the stillness, that no one contacts me, and that there are none of the pressures and challenges of day-to-day life. It\u2019s definitely not healthy or sustainable, but if I\u2019m in a groove and I haven\u2019t been keeping track of time, I won\u2019t interrupt myself\u2026 chances are I couldn\u2019t sleep anyways; I\u2019d be too busy thinking of the work I could be doing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Do you work on the weekends?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Of course, although I will not respond to emails or work with clients, but personal work for sure. Most of the time I don\u2019t know what day of the week it is anyways!<\/span><\/p>\n Do you try to draw a clear line between \u2018life\u2019 and \u2018work\u2019 or does it all blend into one?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n My entire life revolves around finding the time everyday to create. Remembering to eat all meals and take time to get outside or exercise is an achievement for me. In the future I want to attempt to draw that line, to set some boundaries for myself so that I am cared for and nurtured and not just running myself into the ground everyday.<\/span><\/p>\n I like the stillness<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n On days when you hit a creative block, what do you do to get past it?<\/b><\/p>\n I\u2019m not sure that I get creatively blocked. I don\u2019t mean that in some weird egotistical way, where I think of myself as some free-flowing creative fountain, I just haven\u2019t really experienced an inability to get the cogs moving or put pen to paper.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I do go through periods where I really need to take a break and step away from my work but I\u2019m not sure this counts as creative block, it\u2019s more an active reset. I also should add that I don\u2019t subscribe to the idea of waiting and that, \u201cIt\u2019ll come to you when you\u2019re ready.\u201d I believe in sometimes forcing the grind and setting yourself time to accomplish things.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n How has your relationship with your practice evolved over the years?<\/b><\/p>\n I finally have the confidence I thought I had in my teens and early twenties. I feel unstoppable, completely uninhibited, and excited to keep pushing the boundaries of my work. This is the type of confidence that comes from experience, and it\u2019s exciting knowing I will continue to create powerful and provoking art.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-3.jpeg\")
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