Revisiting Blogging
Years ago, I belonged to a group of artists that encouraged blogging as a way to share our work, ideas, experiments, and techniques, so I tried it. I enjoyed the diary-like quality of blogging and the community engagement that sometimes occurred, but I never invested enough time following others' blogs and other social media posts, so I never got much of a following. Although I did post about art and my creative endeavors, I also posted more about my family life and the realities of being a working mom & how to balance it all. I eventually gave it up, as I would rather spend time with my family than blogging about my family, and I would rather be creating art than blogging about creating art.
One of my artists friends once quoted somebody as saying "if you don't exist online, you don't exist at all." While this may be true of a business or other organization, I'm not sure it can be applied to individuals. Maybe delving into the blogging world again will open my eyes to whatever benefits it has to offer. I'm looking forward to exploring new social media platforms with my fellow students!
