daniel pinkwater once told of a year in which he required himself to turn out one genuine piece of art each day before he turned in for the night.
he was not required according to his rules to do anything but make one good print, but this is a disciplined way to go about making art.
the thing about being an artist is that it's easy to sit around an wait until you have a golden inspiration, but quite another thing altogether to crank out work every day. if you go at it with the daily requirement, you don't always get a masterpiece, but you're exercising your craft, keeping your hand and eye in practice, keeping your work current.
so i'm working on a similar plan. i can't tell you what i'm up to because if you knew what i was working on i'd have to have you killed, but every day i turn out one new design.
some days, like today, i also make new music because i'm a composer and i'm working on my new album, songs nobody loves.
stay tuned.
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