We have to construct communities of artists because they don't naturally exist in our culture.

Even talent is rarely distinguishable, over the long run, from perseverance and lots of hard work.

The seed of your next artwork lies embedded in the imperfections of your current piece. Such imperfections are your guides - valuable, objective, non-judgmental guides to matters you need to reconsider or develop further.

Art is like beginning a sentence before you know its ending.

The hardest part of art-making is living your life in such a way that your work gets done-over and over-and that means, among other things, finding a host of practices that are just plain useful.

Tolerance for uncertainty is the prerequisite to succeeding.

What you need to know about the next piece is contained in the last piece. The place to learn about your materials is in the last use of your materials. The place to learn about your execution is in your execution. Put simply, your work is your guide: a complete, comprehensive, limitless reference book on your work.