How soon is too soon?

The Crow and The Pitcher
(or creativity and persistence lead to success)

When do we share our ideas and talk to people about what we're working on?

Some feel sharing too soon weakens the idea, while others say, talk it out. If you talk about what you're doing, you're more likely to gather new information and generate ideas.

But there's risk in that, too, especially if it's early on. Will you be able to commit to the idea?

To finish it?

What happens if it morphs into something else as you move forward? Will people be disappointed? Will you?

Though I've hinted at my new project idea, this is this first time writing about it:

A series of cardboard sculpture based on Aesop's fables, starting with The Crow and The Pitcher. There are different interpretations of the lesson in the story ... the one I find most compelling is ... creativity and persistence lead to success.

The project idea grew from less-than-successful experiments with paper mache. Especially larger pieces. Researching paper mache exposed me to the idea of cardboard sculpture.

After completing an online course and lots of trial and error, the first piece is nearly finished ... the crow still needs a stone in its mouth, I want to remove that one piece of blue cardboard, and paint just the crow black (a daring step in the process).

What are your thoughts on sharing a work in progress?

I wrote this post on Go to an Art Museum Day. Looking at the work of others can help to inspire and inform our own work. While I was researching paper mache, I explored the work of many artists, and though their work is on a much larger scale, it was Laurence Vallieres (and her online course) along with The Herds that inspired me to move forward with cardboard sculpture.

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