Why would I spend time making an image that’s already been made before? Is it a more generous act to take risks?
Incrementally derivative
Author: Matt Shanks
Moving down the field one yard at a time
Will waiting for the big break that might not come just leave us broken? Could we think about progress another way?
Getting a feel for the thing
What if ‘writing’ your story or your idea didn’t involve using words but, instead, you did it with pictures, first?
Who might I become?
If every project changes who we are, then maybe it’s worth being deliberate about which projects we choose to use our time on?
Not enough time
If you have more ideas to complete than time on this Earth, there are just two ways respond.
Success is not a goal
How do I know, as an artist, if I’m making progress? Well, that depends on what I focus on.
The Helsinki Bus Theory
How long does it take before I start feeling like the work I’m making is distinctly mine?
Staring at clouds
Why is it so difficult to give ourselves permission to stare at clouds when we’re at adults, especially when it pays off so consistently?
Starting the engine
Starting is and has always been the most difficult bit of art making for me. But knowing that if I turn the key, the rest writes itself, makes it easier.
Circuit breaking
How much should you stick with what you know, and what people expect, versus playing and experimenting with new ideas and new ways of making?
