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Skye MacLeod

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Not knowing vs. The creative spark

Recently I’ve had a lot of "I don’t knows" in my everyday day world. 

I don't know how this is going to work out. 
I don't know the next best move. 
I don't know what to do. 

When "I don't know", the ego kicks in and tell me I'm a fraud. 

It's human nature. 

But in my art world, it's different. 

When I bought these old book covers I wondered what to do with them.  

I didn't know. Bought them anyway. 

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When I brought them home, I thought, 
what will happen if I paint them with wax? 

I didn’t know. Did it anyway. 

Months later I found them again. Could I paint a raven on the book cover? 

I didn't know. Painted anyway. 

Art lets me not know. The only thing I have to do is follow the spark of curiosity. 

If I try to "know it" too soon I miss out on creativity and happy mistakes. 

Art should inform life; not the other way around. 

Thursday 02.16.17
Posted by Skye MacLeod
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