Salt Lake City Arts Festival

Salt Lake City Arts Festival, a set on Flickr.

www.brittniwillie.com

What seems to be the problem here?

I am in a bird cage;

Or rather, a fish bowl.

I'm up for the show.

Help me out of this hole.

When I escape,

Where do I go?

"What seems to be the problem here?"

Is being said from those I don't know.

artists block?

I've been thinking more and more lately about the types of people I know,

I love being around those that fill their lives with art.

It gives me inspiration;

It gives me hope to be better at what I do.

Artists really do play off each other.

We all learn from seeing another's work.

Watching another in action.

Whether it be photography, music or artwork.

It's fun to learn together,

And not to feel embarrassed if you fail.

Because you can't fail - it's art.

Seeing the beauty in everything.

Sometimes though I don't feel like an artist.

I lie on my bed and cry out for passion.

Can you suffer from 'writers block' in every aspect of art?

I think I do, I really think I do.

That's also hard;

When again, I see those around me.

Constantly displaying their art.

I am so lost in it.

Rather, I don't want to see it.

I don't want to hear it.

Now here I am so aggravated,

Hating it.

Maybe I'm not a true artist,

possibly.

Others show more passion and enthusiasm.

Maybe it's just artists block.

What a beautifully artistic weekend we had! Helping out on set filming for the 48 Film Project, and then doing photos, and back to the set to help film! I felt so inspired and happy to be doing something I love. No one can take away that feeling... http://www.brittniwillie.com/

Did a little shoot of each other today :) Here my shots of jadie! check her work out, too! http://jadiejophoto.blogspot.com/

Drawing America by Bike, huh?

While surfing KSL today I stumbled upon this article (http://www.ksl.com/?sid=15902594&nid=1010) about a man that's biking across America and drawing it! How interesting I thought to myself... Reading about this man's life you'll see that he's graduated College with a Masters degree and yet with this economy the way it is he has be unable to find a steady job.

So instead of feeling sorry for himself and getting swept up in dead-end jobs he decided why not make a trip out of this and enjoy his life while the recession runs it's course. Eric hopped on a bycicle and is now riding across the USA meeting people, sleeping under the stars, and drawing his entire adventure... you can follow his travels on his personal blog - http://drawingamericabybike.blogspot.com/ and don't forget to add a donation! :)

Good luck Eric :)

Dear Darling:

Darling, I write you

To tell you I’ve gone.

To let me breath on my travels,

After this maybe you can come.

I have passed many disturbing valleys,

Trees that hung so low to the ground,

I always wonder how you’re feeling,

Are our children safe and sound?

I miss little Allison so dearly,

She is full of such wisdom like you,

And Tom was quite a wild one,

Whether playing with worms or eating glue.

Oh, but my heart is often heavy,

The tears have been so quick to fall.

Darling, didn’t you always know this?

We weren’t fit for love after all.