My partner has often stated that I love my work more than I love her. I am embarrassed to admit this, but she’s right.
Let me explain:
To me, my work is not just something I do. I don’t just do it to pay the bills - though it does. It is part of who I am, [...]
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Love of the Work
The Treachery of Labels: What You Call Yourself vs. What You Really Do
This is not a coat rack.1
But it is, isn’t it? It’s supposed to be my easel, but right now I use it to hold a couple of jackets. Ergo, it’s a coat rack. It’s never going to be an easel until I use it to hold a canvas. By applying this level of honesty to [...]
Exercises in Failure (Part 2): Let them trash your work
I had a professor in one of my painting classes who always gave everyone the highest mark possible. From the struggling students to the almost-pros, our grades were almost exactly the same - 100/100.
Of course, chronic absentees were another question - but the lowest they’d get was 80%. This made everyone happy as it made [...]
