Of course, in my studio, I don't really think about all of these things. I would never get anything made and would be paralyzed by confusion. I only think of them this literally, all at once, when I am asked to write them down or give an artist's talk. However, once a piece is completed, the entirety of these influential experiences and interests are the things I check the work against to determine if it is successful. I don't speak a second language fluently, but I assume it is an experience similar to making artwork. I have been told fluent speakers don't translate their words to their native language as they speak. Instead they are able to speak clearly because of their learned experience and practice with the language. Of course, with any language, poor choices happen and mistakes are made. In my studio I have enough successful work to keep me inspired, and enough failures to keep me feeling challenged. In the end, I love making, practicing, and experimenting more than I love perfection.
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