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These are the rules I live by. “In the 1960s, artist, educator, and social justice advocate Corita Kent asked her students to collectively reimagine what a learning environment could be. Their contributions comprised the now widely recognizable Immaculate Heart College Art Department Rules (commonly referred to as “Ten Rules”). In the ensuing decades, this perennial work has gone on to lovingly hang in classrooms, studios, and homes of individuals and groups as they explore their own creative pursuits.”

Thirty bucks on Discogs. Great background for any occasion and it rewards close listening. A pleasure and an education. Rawthentic and endlessly sophisticated.

Gets into the nitty gritty of how artists make stuff. Really practical, pragmatic, demystifying. Lots of great illustrations. Plenty of footnotes. Also a beautiful artwork itself.