Lorrie writes for The Artist Center
Bill very flatteringly asked if he could use some of my blog entries to feed onto the site, The ARTISTS Center. Naturally I accepted and I am honoured. He has chosen to feature a short write up I did recently about why people give up art when they leave school, and the importance of drawing as therapy. Not only that, but he gave me a sterling endorsement, I almost don’t recognise myself.
Oh, and I speak fluent ‘Geek’ apparently. I didn’t know whether to be proud or vaguely embarrased. I always thought I was one of the ‘cool’ kids (and cool girls didn’t go out with geeky boys). But as my friend Ian aka zilla774 says, ‘its cool to be an internet geek.’
Edited to add: I am in fact very proud to be a ‘Geek’, read Bill’s reply to my post to find out why!
Lorrie Whittington on the importance of art — The ARTISTScenter.
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Lorrie Whittington
Visual Artist and Designer
Chichester, UK
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It was meant to be a compliment, because “cool” is all about being a leader, pointing to new directions and actually taking to the trail. Leaders are “cool” in their own way and they can often be “uncool” by being to far ahead of their time ( something I’ve been frequently labeled as).
By taking the risk to see beyond their immediate world, leaders know they will stumble and they also know their stumbling will help them learn and help soften the stumbles of those who follow.
Leaders are not afraid to share their learning because they know it will be helpful to others. Leaders beleive that the road to growth both individually and collectively is built on sharing, transparency and authenticity and in doing their best manifest these qualities they offer models of strength and courage wrapped in generosity.
So speaking an artist and speaking fluent geek is a compliment in the highest order because for what ever reason you have chosen to see possibilities instead of limits and in doing so offer a role model for balance.
Finally, Leaders are not free of all the ups and downs and fears that each of use face daily. Instead,Leaders acknowledge their weaknesses simply by being themselves.
So…just being a geek by itself is no different than being anything else. However, when being a geek, an artist, a musician, a parent, a partner, a teacher are all combined the result is a model of possibilities that others may strive for.
See…by embodying integration of all that you are you help others see all they can be, giving them permission to see and accept where they are so can decide where and how they want to travel down their own path.
Quite right Bill, and I shall edit my original post accordingly to reflect this.
Lorrie
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Well I’m glad I re-read this! I thought it said fluent Greek the first time I read it and I thought WOW! she kept that quiet all these years, didn’t know she could speak Greek as well as everything else!!! :)
Heheheheee….