Artist Statement and Biography

I have to write one for class. You know, as a man with a blog I ironically find it hard to talk about myself and my craft. For my own sake, I'll get it together. It's quite a learning experience though. What does writing mean to me? I suspect the bio part will be simpler, but don't hold me to that. it's all due on Monday. The max is ten pages. For me an artist statement over one page is very pretentious. I'm not ready for the glowing praises of me written by me, typed by me, as read by me. Self-discovery and sharing I'm down for.