The Visitor

Sonja W.

• Artist Statement

  My writing process:

  1. Make a cup of tea.

  2. Stare at my computer

  3. Rifle through old documents for ideas.

  4. Stare at my computer but in a more productive and focused manor

  5. Start typing. It doesn’t have to be good or even relevant. Just start typing.

  6. Have an idea.

  7. Get a little excited.

  8. Lose track of time

  9. Return a few days later

  10. Sift through the wreckage

  11. Rewrite what needs to be rewritten

  12. Ask for feedback

  13. Grumble about the given feedback

  14. Incorporate the feedback

  15. Submit!

• Creative Statement

  Creativity is a means of control and understanding. Pinning the world to paper is my attempt at reflecting a bit of beauty back. There is no satisfaction like it, writing something of which I am proud. For a time, my existentialism evaporates like dew.