What Rust Remembers

About this episode

Jeffery Saddoris reflects on his relationship with painting and the need for change in his creative process.

"Sometimes the thing you’re skilled at needs to be broken a little before it can surprise you again." For the past several years, I’ve primarily identified as a painter, despite the fact that the most consistent work I’ve done is writing. That said, lately I’ve had the uncomfortable thought that I might not want to paint anymore — at least not the way I’ve been doing it. Not because I’ve lost interest entirely, but maybe because I haven’t lost it enough . I can pretty consistently make paintings that “work” on some level, and, honestly, that might be part of the problem. CONNECT WITH ME Visit my Website: https://jefferysaddoris.com Get my Newsletter: Subscribe Email me: talkback@jefferysaddoris.com

People in this episode

Host: Jeffery Saddoris

Topics covered

• art
• painting
• self-discovery
• creativity
• identity

Keywords

• painting
• creativity
• self-reflection
• artistic process
• identity

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