Image from awesome talk on Talent + Passion here.| The Art Abyss: Art School Never Prepared You For This
Here's the thing. Passion is a lot like love. At first you fall in, head over heels, you can't help but be consumed with it. Then slowly, over time, and with every obstacle you are forced to cross during your career, the feelings that were once so strong start to diminish and fade. Then one day you wake up and have zero desire to have anything to do with what you were once so passionate about.| The Art Abyss: Art School Never Prepared You For This
The lights have been out at the Abyss since last Monday, in the name of detoxing from our constantly-connected world. I'll be honest -- I haven't been the best patient. In my defense, our detox week coincided with my attempt to buy a house (to all you homeowners out there, I don't know how you did it without going insane, but hot dang I applaud you for it), so the interwebbies became even more present then usual in my life.| The Art Abyss: Art School Never Prepared You For This