one of my favorite sources of inspiration is austin kleon, whose two books, show your work!, and steal like an artist, were among the very earliest and most lasting influences on my work. what he does best is simply give permission. permission to decide what art means to you. permission to create. permission to be wrong. permission to be messy. permission to proceed in a non-linear way. permission to steal. i’m just not sure he meant literally to steal a handful of shrub roses from beside the parking lot of the rug cleaning company that just finished cleaning the rug you toted back from morocco. is that stealing like an artist? or just stealing?

shrub roses in late june

minneapolis, minnesota

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