Letting Go of Original Art - Is it Ever Easy for Artists?
11/02/2009
Artists say letting go of their originals gets easier over time. I admit I'm still in the "hate to give it up mode." It's not that I need to constantly surround myself with my own work. It's more a matter of "what if I get so much better in a few years that I look at this work and have second thoughts about it being in the world with my name on it?"
Awhile ago, I sold two prints to a couple who were ecstatic over their purchase. They wanted to know all about the work, how I did it, what inspires me, how would I frame it and so on. They even commemorated the occasion with a picture of me standing with them holding my (now their) art.
After they left I realized I had experienced first hand the joy that art can bring to others. It snapped me out of my self-centered thinking and helped me see that art belongs to those who love it the most. If someone loves my art more than I want to keep it, then they deserve to own it.
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