Comments on: letting go of cleverness makes room for true art

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By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:03:59 +0000

I couldn't agree more and, in fact, believe clever kills creativity because ultimately, clever is about being 'cool' and art is about being honest which can be awkward, ugly, beautiful, amazing, etc but is rarely cool . .

By: Roxanne

Roxanne — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:20:58 +0000

Love this!!! As others have said, you've nailed it. This line especially resonates:

"Diamonds shine only after they've been cut."

By: Debi

Debi — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:21:52 +0000

I keep this quote where I paint & write: : " Dare to be naive." (R Buckmister Fuller). Tough to do in this world of being cool, of taking oneself so seriously. Relax, it tells me, play.

I am so loving this post. (I accidentally typed "living this post." Perhaps I should've let that stand.)

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:22:05 +0000

love this. devoted detachment!

By: Danielle LaPorte

Danielle LaPorte — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:58:35 +0000

abso-freaking-lutley.

By: janice | Sharing the Journey

janice | Sharing the Journey — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:41:04 +0000

Cut the shiny brilliant bits? If they don't gel in a piece, probably. Bin them? No. One of the things I like about personal blogging is that if you want, you can keep that phrase you loved and make a poem from it or build a song around it. Theose words you loved may not be suitable in a piece that's evolved, but they may contain the seeds of something else.

By: Kathy VK

Kathy VK — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:45:49 +0000

Once again - NAILED! Amazing how you continue to do this. Just as I'm having a good soak in my own cleverness - there I am, busted. I know this is timely as it's bouncing off. These days, the important things make me twitch. Right now I'm twitchin' big time. Love those physical manifestations.
p.s. really like your new Amazon shop

By: Emily-Sarah

Emily-Sarah — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:54:50 +0000

We creative types often view our creations akin to offspring, so it IS hard to let our little babies go or evolve or (gasp!) turn into something totally different than we'd planned for them ... or wander through their own netherlands totally separate from our sight. Allowing our artistic endeavors flexibility is a little like parents giving children freedom to be/become who THEY are, not what we preordained or envisioned or even hoped for them.