7 Lessons From Artists

Great article on important lessons artists, designers, creatives or come to think of it - everyone should read.

Here’s some snippets:

“Professional artists know that flow cannot be counted on, so they learn to create without it—putting their work together every single day, whether or not they’re “in the mood”.”

“Sometimes I’ll try a piece for three months and get rid of it. Then I’ll go back to it again and leave it several more times, because I have to fail a lot to find out all about what the piece wants and really needs. Once it clicks and I start succeeding, you can’t stop me.” 

Or, as Miles Davis said, “Do not fear mistakes; there are none.”