Sublime

So let me ask you:  How are you being?  Not doing, or going. Being

We tend to think of the artist’s work as the output. The real work of the artist is a way of being in the world.

Listening is about being present, not just about being quiet. I meet others with the life I’ve lived, not just with my questions.

To live as an artist is a way of being in the world. A way of perceiving. A practice of paying attention. Refining our sensitivity to tune in to the more subtle notes. Looking for what draws us in and what pushes us away. Noticing what feeling tones arise and where they lead.

The real practice of the artist is a way of being in the world. I always had assumed that it was, it was about doing things a certain way is what an artist was. But it’s more than that. Yes, there is an aspect of it that’s about doing things a particular way and in a considered way. But the only way to do things in a considered way is to live in a