I am not afraid of difficulties, complications Darko. The white coat escort guy as Marc pictured is someone's worst nightmare and I 'm proud to tell the world I have been in some kind of situation in my adolescence.
For creators I think it's important to know all the different aspects in various dephts of themselves so they can be valued properly.
I know my limitations, they are not on my sculptingpath however. I started studying chess when I was younger and got used to concentrating for hours, since I was given a couple of hours on the chessclock.
In my line of work as illustrator I sometimes meet grandmasters. I realize we have the love for the game in common with a little difference...the game I play at a club that would step aside from theory at move .36 and its evolvement would only be a sidethought in a flash of a second for them.
I still love the game but considering my persistance don't want to end like the Great Bobby Fischer.
I love music, especially Bach's music. I also started studying classical guitar and at that time, when I didn't read any sheetmusic I just marked each note with a pencil in Bach's Bourree so the recognition of this piece took place motoricly.
Later on I studied a fugue that would take 6 minutes when performed, for ten years I studied little partitions of the partiture and now it's in my head. Riped motoricly but the rest of my life working on the separate voices, ornaments in it. However, I don't want to end up like the Great Glenn Gould.
I think I am used to thinking from images that already emerge finished in my head and throwing away stuff is not in my dictionary. Every little step I make is my way of contributing to this image, a lot of cause and effect.
Another limitation could be the progression I notice in my works, I like to make people happy with a casting but I am that critical, when the cast would be 1 year ago and I notice some flaws....
That's why I take my time nowadays, even work on 4 busts at the time.
There is no hurry. However, I like to work efficiently, I must reckon a whole night of working can sometimes be swept away in a 5 minute glance in the morning.
My goal is to find some balance in that. Till that time I like to post sequels and also have a 2d view of my product for myself.
I indeed have a small vitrine, I gave away my large one and like to work 'clean'. Good communication with several fenomanal sculptors around here is something I am very grateful for.
René