Committing Acts of Art: Some Things Take Time

 "Not every act of art creates something special, but it does create something. It is the act of art that is important, not the result." Michael L. Goodman

Sometimes it takes time to finish what you start. Committing an act of art may not happen in one sitting at the art table. Multiple acts of art may be committed in a day or begun and finished later. Sometimes, once you start, you have to stop and ponder it for several days. Life has obligations that must be met and often interfere with the completion of an act of art. I have several projects in motion every day, and eventually, some of them get finished. More likely than not, my acts of art are interrupted to do a task for my wife, or a neighbor, or the necessity of pulling noxious weeds and watering the peas.

But the reverse is also a regular occurrence. While pulling weeds in the garden, I often get distracted by an area that needs "art" attention, like arranging particular stones into a carefully balanced tower, or some trailing vine that needs to be woven into a wreath and nailed on the shed wall. 

These pages were started several weeks ago and are finished, as far as I am concerned. What to do with them is a question I haven't answered. They will probably become envelopes to carry letters to my grandsons.