Definition #183 Artist

Jeanne the artist
strikes a note!

 “I am

a birdbrain;

I have no right

to sing.”

jch 7/9/2014

My Song:

What is an artist?

Artist

See with third eye

Breathe in the Spirit

Blossom with passion

Perceive light and shadow

Discern

Listen

Create like the creator’s daughter

Celebrate diversity!

Speed

Quicksilver Speed

I am practiced with the Internet, not a genius.

My eighty year old friends are beginners, not idiots.

Relearning one’s touches with one’s fingertips on a tablet is “light years” away from plunking on a steel typewriter.

At the Apple store, my knuckles struck a command

while my fingers selected a teeny icon

and the iPad rushed to comply with my errant knuckle.

My location disappeared, and I’m lost.

The fog descends.

“FAILURE TO NAVIGATE”

I slump in my seat while the apple tutor explains what my knuckle did.

He resets the screen with a tiny tap in the precise spot needed.

I realize I need plenty of pointing at precise spots, with precise pressure, at precise angles, for precise duration.

All these touches can happen with my naked finger or a stylus, which doesn’t slide as easily as the finger.

No need to panic.

Between taps, I can take my time to discern the next command.

Discerning can be slow.

Then the iPad will speedily comply.

And I can once again discern the next path.

iPad speeds. etc etc

I’m caring. The tablets fast. What a team we are!

After I care, I share! With YOU!

 

Don’t give yourself to a machine…

the machine in your life

intrusions
confusions
protrusions

probes
selections
knobs

ALERT
DISCERN
PREFERENCES

let the human choose.
take time
distinguish yourself!

Initiative

Waiting for Inspiration

Counting on me now:
to begin, initiate:
a new beginning!

The silent creator discerns the unique!