One for Jennifer; and her painting class....hell, for all of you:
There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable it is, nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel only. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open...
No artist is pleased....[there is no] satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.
- Martha Graham to Agnes DeMille
There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.
ReplyDeleteLove that. The whole idea of marching creatively, which makes us more alive.
Hope you had a good Thanksgiving, BP.
Synchronicity indeed. Thanks BP, this came at a good time.
ReplyDeleteWhy don't you and Jennifer just get a room already.
ReplyDeleteDon't be bitter, AG.
ReplyDeletethanks for that BP.
ReplyDeletei think all budding artists need that kind of talking to sometimes.
I am definitely not an artist.
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