{"id":882,"date":"2024-06-27T14:11:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T18:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/?p=882"},"modified":"2024-06-27T14:11:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T18:11:43","slug":"159-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/2024\/06\/27\/159-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"159: Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9886\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-882-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/arting\/content.blubrry.com\/arting\/159-Focus.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/arting\/content.blubrry.com\/arting\/159-Focus.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/arting\/content.blubrry.com\/arting\/159-Focus.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/arting\/content.blubrry.com\/arting\/159-Focus.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/?powerpress_pinw=882-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('882-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_882-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_882-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/?powerpress_embed=882-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/159-focus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/159-focus-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/159-focus-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/159-focus-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/159-focus-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/159-focus.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lydia Leonard left this comment on my YouTube channel: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>I\u2019ve been following you for years and always marvel at your genius! Moving walls? So smart! I sort of have the same thing but I have a hard time putting everything back where it belongs! I\u2019ve been trying to reorganize but I get distracted by all the cool things I find. Do you have any focusing ideas to keep me motivated?<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specific to her magpie issue, which is also an issue I have, is the notion of \u201cfuture me.\u201d&nbsp; I do things for future me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Tomorrow me will love that this is all put away. Tomorrow me will be glad that I did this today.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I thought we could wander into a larger conversation about focus.&nbsp; One of the tenets of my art practice is \u201cconsistency.\u201d&nbsp; I think consistency and focus are deeply intertwined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Focus is a point of concentration. 2. : directed attention : emphasis.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consistency is conformity in the application of something, typically that which is necessary for the sake of logic, accuracy, or fairness.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Consistency is running a steady 6 minute mile during a marathon.&nbsp; Focus is thinking about your breathing, the finish line, how your body is moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of that is to say that focus is part of consistency and consistency requires focus. On the podcast, we talk about why focus matters to an artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tip the Artist: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/paypalme\/balzerdesigns\">PayPal.Me\/balzerdesigns<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:#f4c6d2\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Sign up for the Friday FREE newsletter: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.feedblitz.com\/bco\">https:\/\/forms.feedblitz.com\/bco<\/a>&nbsp;<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monthly Membership: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myartpractice.com\/\">https:\/\/www.myartpractice.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take an online class: <a href=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/Classroom\/\">https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/Classroom\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shop: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juliebalzer.com\/shop.html&nbsp;\">https:\/\/www.juliebalzer.com\/shop.html&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Let&#8217;s connect on instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/balzerdesigns\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/balzerdesigns\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Favorite Things: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/shop\/balzerdesigns\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/shop\/balzerdesigns<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for listening and subscribing!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lydia Leonard left this comment on my YouTube channel: &#8220;I\u2019ve been following you for years and always marvel at your genius! 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