Commit Acts of Art

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

I found this statement in a post by Sarah Leavitt of the text of the talk she gave to the graduates of the School of Creative Writing at UCB last year. It was recommended by Austin Kleon in his newsletter last Friday. I believe it speaks well to the topic of committing acts of art every day.

Joyful Persistence: “For those of you who’ve taken my classes, you know that I am always encouraging you to waste paper. You will not be the reason that our forests disappear. Take up the whole page with your drawing. Write everything, don't worry about who will like it, stop editing in advance! Write every day! Draw every day! Worry less about each individual word or picture. Identify the things you want to get better at and do them over and over.

The finished pieces that we share – they’re dependent on these messy piles of imperfection. Remember, we are workers, we make things.”