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Abstract art Abstraction Abstractions of the landscape Affordable art Alfresco art Allographic art Applied art Archival art Archive art Art as a language Art for purpose Art I can walk around Art in miniature Art of archive Art of archives Art of arranging sound Art of beautifying home grounds of small extent Art of beauty Art of being Art of being kind Art of bookbinding Art of breathing Art of calligraphy Art of calm Art of condolence Art of connecting Art of connecting in

1 Don’t be embarrassed 2 Tell your own story and you will be interesting – Louise Bourgeois 3 Feel free to imitate 4 Art is not about understanding, or mastery 5 Work, work, work 6 Start with a pencil 7 Develop forms of practice 8 Now, redefine skill 9 Embed thought in material – Roberta Smith 10 Find your own voice 11 Listen to the crazy voices in your head 12 Know what you hate 13 Scavenge 14 Compare cats and dogs 15 Understand that art is not just for looking at 16 Learn t

Corita Kent Rule 1 Find a place you trust, and then try trusting it for a while. Rule 2 General duties of a student: pull everything out of your teacher; pull everything out of your fellow students. Rule 3 General duties of a teacher: pull everything out of your students. Rule 4 Consider everything an experiment. Rule 5 Be self-disciplined: this means finding someone wise or smart and choosing to follow them. To be disciplined is to follow in a good way. To be self-discipline

Inspires Evokes Is free Relaxes Communicates Boosts memory Improves flow Can be a refuge Helps us connect Sharpens the wit Teaches...

1 The artist's call and gift come from God 2 God loves all kinds of art 3 God maintains high standards for goodness, truth, and beauty...

Skill Beauty Longing Pleasure Dexterity Communication A form of truth Not a handicraft Creative activity Not just portrayal Nature...

While drawing I discover what I really want to say. Dario Fo If people only knew how hard I work to gain my mastery. It wouldn't seem so...

An artist must make time for the long periods of solitude Solitude is extremely important Away from home, Away from the studio, Away from family, Away from friends An artist should stay for long periods of time at waterfalls An artist should stay for long periods of time at exploding volcanoes An artist should stay for long periods of time looking at fast-running rivers An artist should stay for long periods of time looking at the horizon where the ocean and sky meet An artis