1,2,3.. Advice.

     Back in November, Charlie and I had ourselves an arduous adventure to the idyllic little town of "Lon-don" to (among other things) visit our favourite illustrator/ tattooer at The Circle Tattoo Studio in Soho. Despite being too busy trying to pretend that I wasn't in pain to ask the questions I'd thought of in advance, most of the answers naturally cropped up in conversation.
     Of all that was discussed, one thing in particular stuck in my mind: 'Keep going in and just ask loads of questions. Be annoying.'. 
     Though this was originally said in the context of pursuing a career as a tattooer (which is something I am definitely interested in) I feel it can be applied to life in general. If there's something you're interested in or passionate about; pursue it. Find out all you can about it and don't be afraid to pose questions.

     Over the course of the year, usually as one brief ends and another begins, one piece of advice has been given to me from multiple sources, time and time again: "Just go for it!".
     I've heard this so often in fact, that it has become a sort of mantra for approaching each new body of work. My working practice is usually rather labour intensive and tedious, with hours upon hours of work put in to even the smallest of drawings. So meticulous is my approach, that I  would often dive straight in to producing a finalised piece of work rather than taking the time to experiment with and jot down ideas that would be better than or an improvement to the outcome. Since being told to "just go for it", I've found myself being more loose in my approach to work; I'll often sketch out and experiment with smaller versions of a bigger piece without giving in to the compulsion to render each one into a "finished" piece.

     Given the almost identical nature of these two quotes, it would be almost rude to not include another that has a similar gist.
     After recently purchasing and listening to some new records I came across a song that left me feeling unnaturally motivated to go after the things in life that I wanted. I'm not going to sit and type out the whole thing but the song is titled "Keep On Keepin' On" by Seasick Steve, which I'm sure will give you some idea as to the message in it.