Mary’s open studio today. A well of inspiration. And the most inspiring thing? Her love of her practice.
Because, above all, what keeps an artist going - what keeps you and me going - is our love of a thing. First and foremost, before anything, you have to love it.
Dennis Palumbo:
“Inspiration, by its very nature, cannot be grasped or looked for, and certainly not commanded to show up. It emerges, I believe, in the deepening layers of craft…
The peaks of achievement, whether in the arts, sports, or any area of endeavor, come from a love of the day-to-day practice of the thing.
Because the truth is, in any consistent endeavor, you spend most of the time not on the peaks but on the level ground, where you rarely see any noticeable improvement. If you just live for, or get pleasure from, the peaks, you never grow.
Love the craft, the practice of your art, and the peaks will come.”