Posting My Art

Madison Kelly

June 9

I have never been good about posting on social media, my personal accounts will go months between posts. I've just never cared enough to constantly post pictures of myself/my life. I used to see it as kind of silly and that I'm just one person in this world that in the grand scheme of things posting all the time just isn't important. I didn't see myself or my life as that important so why do I need to post all the time so a bunch of random people can know what's going on. However now that I am an artist and I have an account for my art I realize posting is important to network and get myself out there. Its an important way to get my work out there and have people see it.

I have plenty of art to post, there are lots of photos of my art sitting in my camera roll waiting to be post and I'm still making a lot art I just forget to post.

Despite having this realization I still struggle with being consistent in posting, especially now that the semester is over and it's summer time. In the summer my schedule is very different than during the semester. During the semester its easier to get in a routine of posting on specific days around a specific time since my daily schedule stays roughly the same throughout the few months. During the summer my schedule doesn't stay the same week to week, let alone each month. I'm not in class five days a week, I usually am working 3-4 days a week but the specific days and time I work vary week to week. I'm back home with my family so there's a lot of different things and events going on that I don't normally have during the semester. My daily routine is different and I find it hard to find a good time to post consistently.

I have plenty of art to post, there are lots of photos of my art sitting in my camera roll waiting to be post and I'm still making a lot art I just forget to post. It's something I know is important and I should be doing but I just can't seem to get myself to remember to do it. I also don't want to just post everything at once cause then it just won't be seen and the whole point of posting is so it will be seen.

I know a lot of other artists that struggle with this as well so I know I'm in good company. I am going to try to work on it and try to post more consistently. Maybe I'll be able to get all the photos I have posted before the next semester starts so I can post the new stuff I make during the semester when I make it.