Self Promoting
I have been giving a lot of thoughts to the idea of "self promoting".
I realize that an artist need to learn to express herself and her vision with clarity.
We need to be able to speak about ourselves and our art without cringing or feeling self absorbed.
There is a fine line that we try not to cross between talking about our accomplishments and dominating conversations and being a bore.
I think that the first rule is to speak about yourself and your art when sincerely asked.
Nobody expect us to go on a long self promoting monologue when seated on a plane.
But when giving an interview to a journalist that is making a story about our art, we need to know how to tell our own story in a way that is interesting, memorable and enjoyable for the listener.
I realize that an artist need to learn to express herself and her vision with clarity.
We need to be able to speak about ourselves and our art without cringing or feeling self absorbed.
There is a fine line that we try not to cross between talking about our accomplishments and dominating conversations and being a bore.
I think that the first rule is to speak about yourself and your art when sincerely asked.
Nobody expect us to go on a long self promoting monologue when seated on a plane.
But when giving an interview to a journalist that is making a story about our art, we need to know how to tell our own story in a way that is interesting, memorable and enjoyable for the listener.
