Ever triedEver failed
No matter
Try again
Fail again
Fail betterThis mantra by Samuel Beckett has been pinned to my studio wall for a long time. It's been a strange comfort over the years, through the struggle. Click here to see a three year old post using it.
wonderful. it is only through failure that we achieve success.
ReplyDeleteInspiration grows from density when it comes to SB--I have been having a running conversation with a writer friend on that very theme. But, really, you "fail" so stunningly that I am renewed and refreshed by all your attempts, so that if they be failures, give me excess of them!
ReplyDeletehow true, your work and his words, together
ReplyDeletefailure is a sign of growth.
ReplyDeletewhat a brave and beautiful post...
ReplyDeletei like that....... will pin it to my wall too!!
ReplyDeleteI've been following your blog for a while and, besides loving the work itself, often find comments that resonate deeply. "Time is a material." sang aloud. Interesting that I have the Becket quote on the wall in the studio and have often put it up when I teach—printmaking—in other locations. Another connection—we had a cottage on Lake Kagawong for 10 years.
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totally stealing this for my quote box. So true, so very true.
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