After reading @JayBederwehl’s blog the other day about the public and private personas, it got me thinking about my own. While I’m a far cry (like three universes) away from having to even consider another notch to a public persona, I still ponder over the changes I’ll have to make. Like creating a bio, getting a photo of me that I feel comfortable with… that in and of itself could take years.
Artists, at least in my opinion, always have a piece of themselves embedded into their craft. Whether it’s appearance, age, gender or non-gender, sexuality, activities, hobbies… the list can go on and on. The point is that purveyors of the works of said artist could quite possibly seek to find the similarities and become completely disillusioned by the real physical person behind the product.
That’s a damn scary thought.
What if someday, I can’t just be “me”?
Marina Skynnar- Author 