Happy Birthday, Nancy

Of course that doesn't have much to do with my art practice in the UK, but what's a blog for if you can't use it in whatever way works for you personally. In this case, to say Happy Birthday to my sister.

Now, back to our regularly scheduled (well, not actually) blog and a downright excellent transtion from the above. I've discovered some very useful things about having a website. I get a list of arts jobs in my e-mail every day. Some are music, or film, or circus, or any number of things I am totally unqualified for, but every once in a while, there's something approriate for me. Occasionally, it's something that fits me so exactly that I go all out in replying to them. A little more often than that it's something that I'm moderately interested in, enough that if I have the time, I'll follow through. But there were often enough higher priority items on my list that what happened was that I saved the e-mail, but never followed through. (Yes, one more example of that being one of my weaknesses, more on that later).

Well, now that I've got a website, there have been a few times when I zipped off an e-mail something on the order of: I'm interested. Here's a link to my website where you can see examples of my work along with my CV and artists statement. Done. Which is a way I hadn't thought of that a website works for you personally.

I had my interview for the NSAD job today. I won't say any more on that until I hear that they've decided one way or another. Since at least one of the interviewers had read my blog, somehow it hits me as unfair competition to comment. I can't explain more. It's not clear in my mind. Maybe I'll comment when it is. This blogging business has some thoughtworthy implications. The one thing I will say is that I was asked what my weaknesses are. Anybody going out to any interview ought to be ready for that one. I know the stock answers, but I always just say what comes to my mind. Not that I should necessarily have said that I am not satisfied with the rate at which I follow through on things, but that would have been a true answer, not that you are supposed to give one as far as advice for interviews goes.

There's one more thing, too. This fetish for "teamwork" among employers. i don't even think to mention it, though it's obviously a buzzword they want to hear. But it's so obvious! I wonder if a lot of the best team workers lose out because to them cooperation is a given. There's room for all of us in this world. I've never had that fierce competitive urge that some folks have to the point that they are always considering how to position themselves in relations to coworkers, or costudents, or whatever. I love attention. There's no doubt of that. But it wouldn't be any good if I got it by taking someone else's.

Oh well, Whatever. This one, I'll gladly put in the hands of the powers that be. Opportunities will come in their own good time, and I'm satisfied with the rate at which they are coming here in Norwich, Norfolk, UK.

One more piece of news. I'm investigating the possibilty of doing some writing on fashion subjects for a website. Saw a posting looking for writers and zipped off one of those e-mails. Possibly one more piece in the puzzle.

I know this blog is getting read some, because sometimes it's the site that people were at just before they come to my website. If you're out there, let me know. Comment. If only to say: You're boring as hell and should immediately cease doing this writing thing in public.