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

Uncertainty is the essential, inevitable and all-pervasive companion to your desire to make art

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

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.

Talent may get someone off the starting blocks faster, but without a sense of direction or a goal to strive for, it won't count for much

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.

The difference between art and craft lies not in the tools you hold in your hands, but in the mental set that guides them. For the artisan, craft is an end in itself. For you, the artist, craft is the vehicle for expressing your vision. Craft is the visible edge of art.