What do you do when you've shown up an hour before the performance? Draw on the back of the index card in your purse. (The concert was astonishing and well worth the wait.)
Waiting? Make Art
Make Mistakes
The most difficult and crucial lesson for beginners is the importance of failure. You need to make a lot of mistakes. You need to feel good about those mistakes and recognize that they are opportunities to improve. You can’t allow those errors to overwhelm you and make you feel hopeless. ~Danny Gregory Note: He is... Continue Reading →
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Why Bother Making Things?
I am a maker, with lots of projects underway. While I make useful things like quilts and socks, I also make sweaters for dinosaurs. It can be easy to question this practice. The practical part of our society often declares art and crafts as unnecessary, wasting time and materials to make frivolous and even useless... Continue Reading →
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Art Makes The Soul Grow
I've timed my return to blogging badly... I'm traveling this week! So here's a little nugget of wisdom I hope you find inspiring. The primary benefit of practicing any art, whether well or badly, is that it enables one's soul to grow. — Kurt Vonnegut Jr. What I get from this quote is the reassurance... Continue Reading →
