There is a serendipidous aspect to making art, but I don't know how significant a part of the process it is. In collage, it is huge: Should I make a lopsided shape with an extension to go here? Should I not? Rather, should I use the piece I dug up from the bottom of the scrap box simply because I already have it saved from time gone by, and it's my own scrap?
Think of this question presented to a sculptor: How hard do I press here with my thumbs? Do I want a serious hole, or just a subtle one? What is my natural impulse?
What do I need to do that results in something uniquely mine and, if possible, successful?
There is a quote from a Japanese Sumi painter that I included in a piece I did last year: "There are no mistakes. Where my brush goes, there am I today. And I am dancing in my own landscape."
Today, I vow to go where my brush leads and just try to dance in my own landscape!
PW
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