I went and bought groceries today before school, and was stuck in traffic for a bit. I have an aversion to traffic, as I am sure most people do. During my angst I realized that I am always wishing that I was able to set aside more time for slowing myself down. I realized I could put my being stuck in traffic to use, so I relaxed, took a deep breath, and then saw, to my amazement all the beauty that I had not noticed in my state of hurry. Tomorrow I think I might drive around town just looking for some traffic to get stuck in.
I was also thinking today about how this project is in some ways based on the idea of me expressing my everyday occurrences through artistic expression. I am happy about this because I have always felt that the processes of getting to an artistic object often leaves behind a trail of artistic residue that no one ever sees but the artist. Finding a way to share that with people, or realizing that it is happening is fulfilling.
For the last few days, including today, I have not figured out what the surface of those forms will be. I gave the job to my subconscious to work on.
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