tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11217277.post2021605529892844966..comments2024-01-20T07:37:19.842-05:00Comments on waiting for the muse: cradle antaeus duquesne Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04286461271083389001noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11217277.post-85968822850095123672015-06-13T06:31:51.320-04:002015-06-13T06:31:51.320-04:00Sandy,
Your intro to perspective was probably the ...Sandy,<br />Your intro to perspective was probably the first workshop I ever took back in the day . . . and indeed the most important things you taught me that day were that I could be creative, that failure was just an opportunity to look at a problem in a new way, and that while practice might not necessarily make perfect . . . it sure helps make it work.<br /><br />I took that workshop more than 20 years ago and I live what you taught me that day and it sustains me when everything on a piece falls apart.<br /><br />MaxMaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279273317432580813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11217277.post-19758366824659097782015-06-11T02:46:58.795-04:002015-06-11T02:46:58.795-04:00When I was teaching (creative writing) my philosop...When I was teaching (creative writing) my philosophy was "First, take away the fear." It is amazing how crushed we can be (and remain) in these essential spheres. My Mom was told she couldn't draw a straight line and was stunned by the obvious -- very little in nature occurs in straight lines, it's not a useful skill for drawing -- when I mentioned it lo! all those decades later.<br /><br />best,<br />Melaniemy crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13484071987163894248noreply@blogger.com