i do things differently nowadays.

dearest blog,
i've realized recently that i will soon need to call myself an artist. i've always felt awkward about this terminology and especially in the current day and age of the ever expanding world wide web. whenever asked what i did before, i would consider the response and end on the term of "artist in training." maybe this is silly, maybe not. writing statements of what i do and who i am, have done nothing but further the complexity of self declaration. i'll have to now release the past concept and accept the changes ahead which is often difficult but none the less better for myself. the cliche stepping stone just got skipped across the lakeside bank and is sinking quickly in the center, surrounded by ripples of change that will wash up on shore and reveal the next one awaiting to be grasped. i will be an artist. i am an artist. i am what i am.

self:
1. a person or thing to with respect to complete individuality: one's own self.
2. a person's nature, character, etc.
3. personal interest.


artist statement: i am joanna and i am an artist.

love, me