tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013406330871503366.post8469527172610138742..comments2023-07-02T09:57:22.468-04:00Comments on I Make Things: Hard But RewardingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01673344694354544742noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013406330871503366.post-38242907040536157152009-03-16T10:10:00.000-04:002009-03-16T10:10:00.000-04:00http://www.amazon.com/Yes-But-Dore-Ashton/dp/06707...http://www.amazon.com/Yes-But-Dore-Ashton/dp/0670793884<BR/><BR/>Looks like it's out of print! I'll find/loan you my copy.Blalalaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693264383499249784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013406330871503366.post-66975996288537128132009-03-10T14:41:00.000-04:002009-03-10T14:41:00.000-04:00Yes, but...I name cats after my heroes. Phil got o...Yes, but...<BR/><BR/>I name cats after my heroes. Phil got one.Blalalaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693264383499249784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013406330871503366.post-2144963256734829132009-03-09T21:40:00.000-04:002009-03-09T21:40:00.000-04:00Hi Mel:Well put! I enjoyed reading this post and a...Hi Mel:<BR/>Well put! I enjoyed reading this post and am definitely keep your blog on my list of blogs to check in with. Keep on makin' things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013406330871503366.post-72085453542363077642009-03-09T21:14:00.000-04:002009-03-09T21:14:00.000-04:00I had some unexpected free time to read the Post a...I had some unexpected free time to read the Post article tonight...<BR/><BR/>Funny. Artists of all people, you would think, might leave their mind's door ajar... open to the fresh air of change. But it turns out that human nature overrides artist nature more often than not. We like to be comfortable. We like when people agree with us. <BR/><BR/>But we feel so alive when let go of our old trapeze bar and cruise through the air, hoping and believing that we will grab hold of something solid on the other side of the electric void.<BR/><BR/>The best thing we can do for ourselves is to trust the unknown, and the best thing we can do for our friends is to trust that they make the brave choice to leap into the unknown as well.<BR/><BR/>This reminds me of a thought I was having about music. People will get all bent out of shape when a brilliant musician happens to write a pop song, or vice versa. Why? Who cares. I can not imagine a world with only ONE flavor of ice cream, ONE kind of music or ONE style of artistic expression.<BR/><BR/>Those narrow ideas about art seem... stale.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting this. I like ALL of his work. And yes, I also agree with your digression. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013406330871503366.post-22502441189218838592009-03-08T12:17:00.000-04:002009-03-08T12:17:00.000-04:00Great thoughts. We should all be so brave.Great thoughts. We should all be so brave.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614693630501402781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013406330871503366.post-72916906230744423012009-03-07T12:44:00.000-05:002009-03-07T12:44:00.000-05:00"He had the guts to moon his meal ticket. He aban..."He had the guts to moon his meal ticket. He abandoned conventional success for bald honesty and the grueling job of facing his darkest emotions."<BR/><BR/>This whole post is so gorgeous . .lizkdchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745462194643640213noreply@blogger.com