I started filling out my application for the juried show last night. Well, it’s due in by tonight, you know. No sense waiting until the last minute, right? LOL!

Naturally, this has caused a measure of panic. Why? I need to put together an artist vitae (resume’) and artist statement. Oh, I can pull together an artist statement, and I have been needing to do it for a while (or rather, update the one I have), but the vitae? There’s nothing to put on it. I took a great many art classes in college, but it wasn’t the focus of my studies. I was never shooting for an art degree. Other than those classes, the only other training I have received as an artist came from my parents (from the age of birth until the age of 18) and what I have taught myself over the years. Additionally, I have no exhibitions, awards, grants, publications, or any other thing to crow about. None. Zip. Zilch. As you can imagine, this makes it a little difficult to put together anything resembling a resume’.

This is depressing me. I look like a non-artist on paper … or a naive newbie. Neither of those things is true, but just like in the corporate world, a resume’ is important, and a lot of people place a lot of importance on the words on that piece of paper to judge the worth of the artist. It’s a hard and cruel fact. My blank page makes me look (and feel) a little worthless as an artist. Like I said … depressing, isn’t it?

I suppose I will have to find some creative way to say I learned at my father’s knee until the age of 18, took an abundance of art classes in college without earning an art degree, and have spent my life making art without ever once being noticed by anyone whatsoever. I have no idea how I am going to pull that off.

Then there’s the artist statement. You’d think someone who can write thousands of words on a blog on any subject at all would be able to write a few measly paragraphs about their art and art methods without batting an eyelash. Well, not so much. Though I did read through a bunch of old blog posts in my Creativity category (as well as some private posts I made on the subject), and I’m sure I’ll come up with something brilliant at the last minute. It’ll have to be brilliant to make up for the fact I have nothing at all to put on my resume’.

Ugh.

Well, sun’s up, and I have a new staple-gun to go put to use. Have to get everything put together so it can be photographed, because today is the day it all has to come together and be amazing. Wish me luck. I’m not feeling especially amazing today.