Q: What makes you lose track of time — and find yourself again? (Question from Bold Journey)
Working! Screenshot from “Barbara Rachko: True Grit,” Jennifer Cox, Director
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Working! Screenshot from “Barbara Rachko: True Grit,” Jennifer Cox, Director
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A: When I’m having a productive day in the studio, I’m fully present and absorbed. Working in soft pastel on sandpaper, I become immersed in solving technical problems and improving the painting on my easel. Hours pass unnoticed, and I often need to remind myself to stop for lunch. Nothing exists except the work and my relationship with it. Most artists know this feeling of flow—a state of being that’s both natural and essential to creative work.
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