AAD II, Assignment 1, Post 2- A revelation

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 Just a short entry.  Jessica returned our book reports on Art and Fear.  In mine she said she hoped that the book would provide an impetus for self-examination and reflection in my own work.  On reading that I realized that I don't want to do any of that.  

I do this work to avoid thinking about anything.  

This makes writing an artist's statement challenging.

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