Preconceptions and knowledge really only get you to the edge of where creativity begins. Then intuition and faith take over, hopefully.

It's important to discuss ideas but it's more important to surrender control and preconceptions.

Preconceptions and knowledge really only get you to the edge of where creativity begins. Then intuition and faith take over, hopefully.

Is an 'idea' an advance visualization of a piece? Part of a piece? If anything - if it hasn't already evaporated - it's one of the very first things sacrificed during the actual process of making something.

The uncut sheets of colored glass are really seductive, awesome, and unarguably lovely things. Naturally, the temptation to cut and damage all that pristine beauty is too much for me to resist.

Original artistic invention demands that even the inventor be surprised.