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Agnès Albérola's avatar

Thank you. Your piece resonated with me as an older woman who is quite restless and often anxious in my pursuit of creativity. I atypically wonder if my artistic journey is better served by spending time perfecting skills, or digging deeper inside and enabling my hand/body to follow its more natural path on the blank surface. Both give me pleasure, but I am accomplished in neither. As for other examples of artistic journeys I think Bob Dylan is a good example of someone who felt trapped in an early definition of who he was as a musician, and broke through knowing that many of his fans would see it as a betrayal.

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Thea Lopatka's avatar

Jun,

Several observations you made and quotations you captured that I had to pull out for my own daily reflections.

Thank you for taking the time to craft this moment of reflection on the enduring potential of creativity to expand throughout our lifetime.

Looking forward to putting these thoughts into action in the year ahead. All the best to you and your family.

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