Funny Misshapen Body
Today I finished reading the new Jeffrey Brown book “Funny Misshapen Body”. I love all his books but in particular I like his auto-biographical work and this fell in that category so I was extra excited.
The book was great and it felt really motivational reading it. There was various moments in the book that Jeff is trying to find a direction for his artistic endeavours and just when you think he is swirling down the wrong path he meets someone, see someones or has a moment of personal inspiration that drives him forward to the ultimate goal of producing work that comes straight from his heart and exposes all of the passion and beauty that he wants to release to the world.
That really connected with me personally as there have been peaks and troughs that you go through with life but also the search for how you can communicate your creative ideas and dreams with the rest of the world on your terms. It has taken a lot of wondering what to do, day dreaming about making a film and intense periods of certainty that have driven me to this point.
One of those turning moments for me was when I emailed Jeff on a whim to tell him I loved his work and that I was making a film. Not quite sure why I did it but I reckon that it was probably a cry for someone to reassure me that I could do it and for some reason I chose him. I only sent one email. Not spamming all the authors I like. Jeffrey Brown just seemed like the right one at the right time and he responded.
I can still remember when I was sitting at my computer in the office when the email popped up on my screen. I was sitting with a big grin on my face for the rest of the day and when I left work the first thing I wanted to do was get stuck into making the film become a reality.
