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.
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.