For those of you who have seen my book The Pulse of Mixed Media: Secrets and Passions of 100 Artists Revealed, you will already be familiar with the sidebars throughout the book that share the results of a series of survey questions I posted on my blog. For example:
Have you ever been jealous of another artist's skills?
Yes: 69%
No: 31%
Would you describe yourself as talented?
Yes, I recognize my talent: 49%
Yes, but I don't always admit it: 38%
No, I just don't feel that way: 13%
What is your most creative or productive time of day?
Morning: 41%
Afternoon: 22%
Evening: 22%
Middle of the night: 15%
I am planning on including this same feature in my second book, which I am working on now and which will be released by North Light Books in December 2013. It is important for me that the content of my books be a reflection of our community. As such, these survey questions are your opportunity to have your voice be a part of the book.
Beginning today, and continuing on every Monday for at least the next several months, I will post a series of new questions on my sidebar. Everybody is eligible to vote and I encourage you all to make your voice heard. All responses are anonymous.
So pull back the curtain and turn the lever. It is time to vote.....
21 comments:
you ARE funny! and always fun!
always excited to be a part of your adventures in any way I can.
LOL! I never rework a piece of art. if I don't like it, I turf it. I'm pretty good at letting go of stuff.
Also, I will sign on the front if I feel it won't ruin the esthetic of the piece. otherwise, I sign on the back. (Which is usually what ends up happening.)
hehehe ... i love your surveys :)
I enjoy your surveys too. It's very difficult for me to throw out my carved flops. Wood is so expensive! I put them in the back of a cupboard and then chop them up for wood assemblages at a later date.
I enjoyed the survey, Seth. Your Blog is a joy to visit. I am inching my way through, and enjoying every sentence of your first book and you're already on the second one. I know it will be just as wonderful.
audrey
i voted mr seth...and continue to enjoy you and your work!
Done. Good Questions!
Here we go . . . . wooo hooo.
I'm game... thanks for the opportunity Seth.
Thank you for the opportunity to participate in your surveys! Each question was interesting and thought-provoking as well...such as the question to sign art. As a child of course I signed my art, but as an adult, I do not feel a strong need to sign it, though some of it goes out into the world and I am generally okay with not signing my work =-)
Thanks again Seth! I look forward to seeing the final results in the future!
more survey fun though multiple choice without explanation can be challenging...
Ok! I done did it!
For some reason, I love answering questions about myself!
Oooh - like taking a magazine quiz about myself! The best part of answering is that it made me a little more thoughtful about those topics.
Interesting questions. You come up with really thought-provoking ideas, Seth!
I voted, and will be better at checking in on Mondays!!!!
The deed is done. It's not the deed I should be doing, but who wants to be doing that anyway?
Love the questions.
I never thought of reworking anything that I've finished!
And I almost always sign, but it depends on the type of work whether it's signed on the front or back.
Hey I voted. Happy to be a part of this.
it's always so fun to read what "the masses" think. i'm a bit surprised on a couple of those. love your surveys and just completed this round.
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