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The only creative journey I seem to go on is the ten-foot commute from the back door of my house to the studio in my garage.
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Creative life is not linear. It’s not a straight line from point A to point B. It’s more like a loop, or a spiral, in which you keep coming back to a new starting point after every project.
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Daily practice – a repeatable way of working that insulates them from success, failure, and the chaos of the outside world.
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When the sun goes down and you back on the day, go easy on yourself.
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Job titles…will make you feel like you need to work in a way that befits the title, not the way that fits the actual work.
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If you share work online…increase the time between your sharing and receiving feedback.
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If you’re bummed out and hating your work, pick somebody special in your life and make something for them.
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“What I’m really concerned about is reaching one person.” — Jorge Luis Borges
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Everything you need to make extraordinary art can be found in your everyday life.
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The world doesn’t necessarily need more great artists. It needs more decent human beings.
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WHEN IN DOUBT, TIDY UP.
Note that it says “when in doubt”, not “always.” Tidying up is for when I’m stalled out or stuck.
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Art is also made out of what is ugly or repulsive to us.