I love this post, Kathryn, so much richness to absorb. I will return to it again. So much pain to release through writing, although I'm not in a place of creating to destroy. I asked the question recently around how people feel about burning notebooks, diaries and memories. I can understand pain so dark that this would be a release. A real ponder...
Thank you so much for reading ❤️ the question about notebook burning is an interesting one. I save them all and occasionally revisit them. My brother is someone who burns them all. What’s therapeutic for one of us may not be for the next. ❤️
Thank you for so much fuel for thoughts. So moving and inspiring, it took me to several different places: firstly it reminded me of my Yoko Ono's tape, much listened to in my teens, so unlike anything else I had ever heard. Then the poignant and heart-wrenching abuse and how it permeates Lisa's creativity. And then the challenges of a world mostly ill-prepared for neurodiversity, very close to my heart too. As far as create vs destroy, I am possibly more of a hoarder, of mine and others' work. I watched my dad either cut his paintings into four or paint over so many canvasses that I ended up raiding his studio regularly to save my favourites before it was too late! Collages, or keeping a sentence for a later poem, I just have to try and recycle. It helps document progress I think, but it is such a personal and fluid process.
Thank you so much for your reply. If I recall correctly, Carver also discovered Yoko in her teens from a record purchased randomly. I didn’t really ever explore her work until last year when suddenly I found myself entranced.
So fascinating about your dad and wanting to keep what he was destroying and how we are each different in this way. I have a huge fascination with “artist clutter” and hoarding.
‘The symptoms of mental health challenges are very often coping mechanisms designed to assist you. While they may no longer serve you, they exist for a reason, and it’s okay to honor them before letting them go.’ This is beautiful, Kathryn- and so true.
I love this post, Kathryn, so much richness to absorb. I will return to it again. So much pain to release through writing, although I'm not in a place of creating to destroy. I asked the question recently around how people feel about burning notebooks, diaries and memories. I can understand pain so dark that this would be a release. A real ponder...
Thank you so much for reading ❤️ the question about notebook burning is an interesting one. I save them all and occasionally revisit them. My brother is someone who burns them all. What’s therapeutic for one of us may not be for the next. ❤️
Exactly. We’re all coming from a different place when it comes to creating and letting go.
Thank you for so much fuel for thoughts. So moving and inspiring, it took me to several different places: firstly it reminded me of my Yoko Ono's tape, much listened to in my teens, so unlike anything else I had ever heard. Then the poignant and heart-wrenching abuse and how it permeates Lisa's creativity. And then the challenges of a world mostly ill-prepared for neurodiversity, very close to my heart too. As far as create vs destroy, I am possibly more of a hoarder, of mine and others' work. I watched my dad either cut his paintings into four or paint over so many canvasses that I ended up raiding his studio regularly to save my favourites before it was too late! Collages, or keeping a sentence for a later poem, I just have to try and recycle. It helps document progress I think, but it is such a personal and fluid process.
Thank you so much for your reply. If I recall correctly, Carver also discovered Yoko in her teens from a record purchased randomly. I didn’t really ever explore her work until last year when suddenly I found myself entranced.
So fascinating about your dad and wanting to keep what he was destroying and how we are each different in this way. I have a huge fascination with “artist clutter” and hoarding.
‘The symptoms of mental health challenges are very often coping mechanisms designed to assist you. While they may no longer serve you, they exist for a reason, and it’s okay to honor them before letting them go.’ This is beautiful, Kathryn- and so true.