On January 6 2010 my post read: "I've pretty much finished my artist statement! It still needs a touch of polishing, but I'm excited about it. Writing it was a painful process, but I've learned a whole lot! Thank goodness for applications to really make me sit down and think and articulate and reflect." Oh how I wish I was there now. This is my second time applying to grad school, and writing an artist statement hasn't gotten any easier. It's going to happen though, and it's going to be great.