growing pains – Compulsive Creation

#quitting

I started learning a new piece, which I am going to tell y’all all about next week. BUT FIRST, I needed to lay the Sonatina to rest. My prediction that I would be completely over that song by now proved very, very accurate. I am no longer playing it for my recital. In fact, IContinue reading “#quitting”

Ballet!!!!!!

So, for the past few weeks I have been taking a ballet workshop at Ballet Austin. I originally started taking their ballet workshops during 1L. I was inspired by the Australian teen dance show Dance Academy. This show is amazing, life-changing, and awe-inspiring. You can find all three seasons on Hulu. It starts off aContinue reading “Ballet!!!!!!”

The In-Between Paintings

In addition to my projects that make it on this blog there are many little in-between paintings that are more experimental. Often, I end up dissatisfied with the end result, but these paintings are the explorations that allow me to improve and create the pieces that I’m most proud of. They’re the necessary test studies,Continue reading “The In-Between Paintings”

Composition Frustrations and Goal

I have been taking theory and composition classes for about a month and some change. I talked about the theory aspect of my lessons here. Anyway, the composition part is what I am most jazzed about, but it is SO HARD because music is a language that I only kind of know. So, for me,Continue reading “Composition Frustrations and Goal”

That time law ruined my creative flow…

So, in the shenanigan that is my life, work has taken over completely. Though the next couple months will provide me with ample opportunity to grow professionally (e.g. my first trial . . . in front of a judge . . . in an actual courtroom . . . with an actual client . .Continue reading “That time law ruined my creative flow…”

Vision Needed

Right now I am working on a secret project.* I am on draft 17,000,000 of a part of my project (not even the whole project!) because I can’t decide how I want to move forward. I am continually tweaking and then changing my opinions on the tweaks. I am a pretty indecisive person generally (IContinue reading “Vision Needed”

Must Read: Art and Fear

THIS BOOK, y’all. Read immediately if: You have ever been in your feelings about your art. You ever questioned whether what you are making is art. You have struggled with finding your artistic voice. You believe that you should be the next Mozart (spoiler alert: You won’t be but you can still make dope work!) YourContinue reading “Must Read: Art and Fear”

Nerves

One of my resolutions this year was to have 6 piano performances. I am trying to reduce my stage fright levels. You see, what often happens to me when I sit down to play for people, ANY PEOPLE (seriously, I get nervous even when I play for my mom . . . MY MOM), IContinue reading “Nerves”

What I Imagined Vs. the Harsh Reality

I had a vision in my mind: An image that captured another side of the dastardly mosquito, one that would momentarily pause our knee-jerk-slap-it-dead-reaction. See, I planned to write a post for my other blog about male mosquitoes and the surprising fact of what they eat: namely, not us. They are nectar-sippers, supping upon flowersContinue reading “What I Imagined Vs. the Harsh Reality”

Courting Creativity

How does one sustain creative work? I’ve hit that point in the development of this blog (and I knew I would hit it because I do in every project I’ve ever undertaken) where the shine has worn a bit and I’ve begun to stutter and then to stop creating. This week was filled with failures.Continue reading “Courting Creativity”