“One of the basic and difficult lessons every artist must learn is that even the failed pieces are essential.”— David Bayles, amazon.comTagged: Liberal Arts, Meaning, purpose
“In fact, if artmaking did not tell you (the maker) so enormously much about yourself, then making art that matters to you would be impossible. To all viewers but yourself, what matters is the product: the finished artwork. To you, and you alone, what matters is the process: the experience of shaping…”— David Bayles, amazon.comTagged: Meaning, process, purpose
“Making art can feel dangerous and revealing. Making art is dangerous and revealing. Making art precipitates self-doubt, stirring deep waters that lay between what you know you should be, and what you fear you might be.”— David Bayles, amazon.comTagged: Meaning, process, purpose