Hi everyone!
This is my first post and am really looking forward to seeing how this blog will develop over time.
I have decided to quit social media. Probably not for good but I am giving myself a year. There are many reasons why I have decided to remove myself from the world of posting and sharing but the main one is that when I think of my perfect life, I'm just not here (specifically on Instagram), I'm out there. Although I am very aware of the amazing uses and probably very large potential for networking and being seen, being on here hasn't done much for me over the last few years except for writing with friends and acquaintances, ogling beautiful artworks, and sending memes. I definitely love supporting and seeing other's works and life milestones but there's still something missing...
The first big one is that I am constantly distracted and often scroll for way too long than I should. I find that even if I make a lot of work, my attention span and want to create dwindles the most on days when I am lost in the world wide web. It could take just one notification for me to lose track of what I was doing. Some of you might say: well, turn off your notifications?! ....mmmmm no, I will circle back, touch my home screen, and look for the response, a way to find an "escape" or get that oh-so-good feeling of a like.
Secondly, WHY HAVE I STARTED TO COMPARE MYSELF? I have no clue. It's not so bad, I usually don't find myself wishing that I was like this or like that or better at that, etc, but I will usually compare the body of work I've done with another, or if I get enough engagement or why are you always looking at my stories but never liking my posts?!...odd. Social media is odd.
Finally (there's more, way more, but I will keep it at three), I want to take the year to FOCUS and hone in on my craft. Really know what I'm trying to say, really feel into my practice. I want to be inspired by the world around me, not on my screen. My home, my body, my relationships demand attention. Beautiful interconnected, holy, peaceful attention.
I will be posting on my blog regularly, and sharing my process here instead of there. I hope that you join this space in which I will try to make interactive in it's own way, in my way.
-Jaclyn
PS: above is a painting inspired by the 18th-century painting of an eye in a broach. I painted my partner's eye, surrounded by grapes and flowers showing the lushness of our love. If you want to see the original inspiration click here: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-mysterious-history-lovers-eye-jewelry
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