| Have no fear of perfection. You’ll never reach it. ~ Salvador Dali |
This really resonated with me when I read it and I thought I’d share.
“the concept of perfection is arguably more ideally and healthily thought of as a verb not an adjective. It’s a process, a journey, and it’s through the continued, conscious act of iteration that I’ll be most likely to not just make a space in which I feel comfortable and productive and fulfilled—and in which I can produce gargantuan quantities of curry—but in which I actually feel at home, rather than merely living in a set location where I receive mail and keep my Instant Pot.” ~ Colin Wright
- This week’s artist is – Valerie Lueth – the artist behind Tugboat Printshop. I love seeing well-done woodcuts and enjoyed reading about her process. Be sure to check out her website and instagram for even more – and look at the individual prints to see process and detail photos!
- Studio & just announced the Music Section! Check out music from local musicians.
- Here are 9 online art classes for kids.
- Lisa Mackey’s art photography is on exhibit at Animas Chocolate & Coffee this month! Swing by and take a gander while you enjoy their amazing chocolate.
- Merely Players present Theatre in the PARKing Lot this Friday from 6:30-8:30.
- The City is presenting a free Movies in the Park series this summer. The first showing is this Friday. You can see the schedule and location here.
- Animas River Days is this weekend. Lots of activities scheduled!
- Diego Velazquez would have been 422 on Sunday.
- I mentioned the “Paint an Abandoned House” challenge a few weeks ago. Here are the results.
- Do artists see differently?
- 400 artists are asked the question, “Why am I an Artist?”
- This short video is fun to watch and a good reminder to look at materials for what they could become – a cardboard escalator.
- Know someone with a 3d printer? Now you can print your own sculpture or cultural artefacts.
- Kristen was able to stock up on substrates – we currently have a variety of sizes in stretched canvas, wood-, MDF-, and canvas-panels. If you’ve been looking for a particular size, don’t miss out!
Colin (who’s quoted above) is in the process of moving into an apartment from a nomadic lifestyle. He is discussing cooking but I believe that the basic thought applies to all aspects of our lives. We can set up our art studio, writing desk, living room, or kitchen in whatever way seems most ideal at the time – but odds are against it staying that way. Ultimately, we will discover a new method, tool, or other factor that causes us to change things up. Perfection is not something that can be achieved – so it’s ok if our spaces don’t perfectly reflect who we are, aren’t perfectly optimized for our purposes, or perfectly anything. They will not be, cannot be perfect. That’s ok. The important part is that they are good enough for the moment, the project, the time period we are currently using them for. Ultimately, even our studio is simply a tool that helps us to make our art. And the world needs our art!
Cheers!
Matthew & the Art Supply House crew