Because I come from theatre, I am used to immediate feedback. I am used to people who attended the show, waiting to talk to me after, so I know they were there. When the houses are small and I’m onstage, I know who was there because, I can see every single face in the crowd. Even if only a handful of people actually say something nice, they, at least, all give us some applause. They came, they saw, they clapped. We know they were there and if we’re lucky someone will tell us something they liked about it.

But when you make something that is not live, you have no idea who took the time to engage with your work. You don’t know who’s heard it, read it, seen it, whatever. There is no applause. It can feel a little bit like throwing a handful of glitter into outer space.

To read more of Tell an Artist You Saw/Heard/Experienced Their Art visit the Songs for the Struggling Artist blog.

The link to the post for How to Talk to an Artist is here: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2016/08/28/how-to-talk-to-an-artist/

This is Episode 240

Song: Sound of Silence 

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