Process and end points

“I think most artists feel a lot happier discussing the process of what they do rather than what the hell it means…I know so many painters who title their works after they’ve done them, which is a real giveaway, you know.”

This David Bowie quote is a fascinating perspective. That an artist without an endpoint didn’t have an intention to start. Bowie is obviously a genius—one of one. I also slightly disagree that you sometimes don’t know what you want to say, but you have something in you that must be worked out. I think we get so wrapped up in the process that we forget the most essential thing: start. And see what happens. Not every piece of work is a masterpiece. And plenty will be disregarded, put in the trash, or stuffed in a drawer. And in chopping wood and carrying water, however, sometimes inspiration hits us like a freight train.