A return to sculpting journal entries.
The next excerpts predate the finding of what later becomes “Confirmation.” The tone of the entries reveals an acceptance that there may indeed be something to believe in, some intuitive connection that can be accessed. In retrospect, this personal opening to possibility may be crucial to the intuitive process. Writing, a tangible expression of thought and feeling, may increase the amplitude resonance of both artist intention and of expression of resolution.
“I have been intrigued by stone for many years. It is only now that I feel both excited and compelled to express this stone excitement in art. I believe that the sculpted pieces will be both evocative and provocative to viewers. I suspect that my emotion and thoughts will find expression in or through the pieces.”
Looking back on the journal entries, I see that I do appear to be transformed by the experience of the previous sculpture pieces. This openness to possibility, even further, an acceptance of possibility, may also play a crucial role in the intuitive process. Of course I really do not know for sure, yet I do detect elements of a pattern emerging.
I go on to express what I was feeling at the time.
I believe that I have a significant yet minor role to play on this planet as an expresser of this narrative’s wondrous stuff…I feel now that not only is the reader/experiencer ready, I am also ready. Now I ask myself for the “steady” to go with the “ready,” that my further connection to humankind will find expression.
I am at first hesitant to include excerpts such as that above for fear of being viewed as a wacko, yet it certainly indicates that I was powerfully affected by the previous sculpting experiences. As I continue, I briefly attempt to reassure myself and to contemplate awareness of my level of groundedness.
I just located a portion of a comment by E.P, an experiencer. This might shed more light on the subject.
“We only had three nautical miles to paddle to our take-out. At the take-out, we met another of Dave’s friends, an artist named Jim Leishman. Jim invited us into his warm house for tea and a fantastic chat where he spoke about how he became a sculptor through his desire to “listen to the intuitive,” rather than thinking or trying to be clever. His talk really resonated with me, because I think for the past few months I’ve been undergoing a lot of personal, internal growth which has a lot to do with listening to the intuitive and allowing myself to embrace what I need out of life. It also resonated with me because, although he easily could have come off as a crazy hippie, he didn’t and this was precisely because he understood that he came off as a bit of a crazy hippie, and he made fun of that fact. I think he was trying to make us understand that yes, we should try to listen to the universe, but we should also remain grounded and keep our wits about us. Which I think is good advice for anyone.”