To Jacqui
January 10, 2004
Illustration by my favorite artist, Jack Tea Gregory
It is hard to be perfectly imperfect.
I am having a helluva time struggling with it today.
I want to be approximate, patient, comfortably flawed, and yet I am afraid that I am hopelessly wrong in everything I am doing. But I am, on some deeper level, sure that tomorrow will be different, that today's fears will fade into insignificance, and though they may be replaced by a fresh batch of anxieties, I shall survive them too.
As Jack just told me, quoting his great art teacher Mr. Smith, "Mistakes are you friends, not your enemies."
And while I'm grumbling, damn those Canadians for sending us this cold.
A record of my exploration into all aspects of drawing, illustrated journaling, creativity, and the inspiring aspects of art. By the author of "Everyday Matters," "The Creative License", and "An Illustrated Life" and other books.
Comments
ahem, i really don't think it's us Canadians who have sent you this cold, lol! we are suffering too, believe me!
Posted by: finelyspungirl | January 11, 2004 12:25 AM
tell jack i think he is awesome. you are, too.
Posted by: jacqui | January 11, 2004 09:13 PM
I think Jack Tea Gregory is a damn fine artist and I like his style. I would like to see that alien Petey driving a spaceship sometime! Or maybe Petey and his dog!
Posted by: Kwint | January 12, 2004 05:09 PM