Sam Maloof
This afternoon, I took an “artist’s date.” As described by Julia Cameron, this just means spending an hour by yourself, doing something you wouldn’t ordinarily do, just because it appeals to you.
I was amazed at how hard it was for me to do this, to take time purely for myself, not to work, not to do one of my volunteer activities, not to do something I “ought” to do like exercise. Even though I had signed up for this lecture in advance, I nearly didn’t go, because I’m going to NYC tomorrow and will have some “me” time there, so thought I ought to get stuff done today.
But I went anyway, and I’m glad I did. It was a talk by Sam Maloof, who makes beautiful wooden furniture. It was just lovely to meet someone who has spent his life doing exactly what he chooses, who makes beautiful things, and who has gotten all the money and societal recognition one could want as a result.
October 13th, 2004 at 9:34 pm
You know, it’s easier than the world lets on to spend your life doing what you choose. Sure, you end up poor a lot, especially if you have no talent or discipline, but if you’ve got some of each & some enterprise you can generally get by OK, from what I’ve seen. It helps not to live in major cities.
February 27th, 2005 at 7:15 pm
I’m just curious – where is the list of blogs related to Sam Maloof? thanks