creative process
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“Painting is easy when you don’t know how,” said the immortal Impressionist Edgar Degas. “But when you do know how, it’s very difficult.” Lucky for me that I didn’t know how. Because a spring was breakingout in my heart. These are words from an Antonio Machado poem, and he says, Oh water, are you coming…
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Once upon a time, the country was in trouble, and a shoemaker and his wife fell upon hard times. Then came the day when the shoemaker found he had enough leather for only one more pair of shoes. He did not despair, though, but got to work, cut the leather carefully, and started to sew.…