experimenting

Lately I've been trying to experiment... stretch myself, try new things, etc. Sometimes it is good and sometimes its not so good. Today it has been a little of both. One of the other students in the design program had the idea to put together a design potluck which I arranged. We met together for the first time with students and professors from Watkins in the design department. We ate, caught up...talked about design. The other purpose of the potluck is to work on design projects together, to get one another's input and feedback. We didn't do much work today, but I kind of expected it to be more social. It was fun though, I always enjoy spending time with friends. Nest time we meet it will be more work oriented.
Tonight, I've been trying to experiment. And like I said it has been good and bad. Good because I finally beat my thoughts and just did it already, grabbed some old canvases I purchased months ago and just started putting random stuff on them. I collect things constantly thinking I can use them and then I don't want to cut them up. But then it was bad because I began to feel pressure for a project that has no rhyme or reason other than to help me not to feel pressure. I suppose this is only natural when you're trying new things and trying to break mental habits of pressuring yourself. It doesn't matter what I make, all that matters is that I made it and benefited in even the smallest way, most likely that I tried something new and found out if I like it or not.