“I have too much energy, even for myself. I'm lucky to have something that focuses me.” Quote by Jose Parla
“Lawsuits should not be used to destroy a viable and independent distribution system. The solution lies in the marketplace and not the courtroom.” ShouldUsedLyingSolutionsIndependentDistributionMarketplaceIndependent WomenLawsuitCourtroom Author:Don Henley
“If I'm going through something, I paint through it. It's very physical. I'm writing, I'm thinking, I'm meditating, I'm moving, I'm jumping off ladders, and it's therapeutic.” IfsThinkingWritingMovingPaintJumpingLaddersMeditatingTherapeuticJumping Off Author:Jose Parla
“Sometimes I'm not so sure how healthy it is because it's exhausting to put all your emotion into your work, but I guess I should be thankful for that. I don't want the work to be about anything else but the truth and honesty.” WantShouldSometimesEmotionHonestyHealthyBeing ThankfulExhaustingTruth And Honesty Author:Jose Parla
“As a young kid I was in love with breakdancing. I practiced the uprock style, which is a battle style of dance that looks like fighting. It comes from the gangs in New York in the 1960s and '70s. It's beautiful, almost like a martial art, and it can be funny, too, because you make fun of each other.” LooksArtKidsBeautifulYoungFightingFunStyleNew YorkBattleMartial ArtsGang1960sBreakdancing Author:Jose Parla
“People have thought that some of my writing and lines are done by a machine. I'm able to move in a way that's part gestural dance performance, and it's fun for me, so I incorporate that into the painting.” PeopleWayWritingDoneAbleMovingFunLinesPaintingMachinesPerformancesDance Performance Author:Jose Parla
“Sometimes I think I shouldn't explain much about my work because people will just feel what they feel when they see it. They'll love it or hate it or enjoy it on their own, like how I've looked at abstract paintings of other artists and cried or felt happy because I've felt, "Wow, I've lived that, I've understood that."” PeopleThinkingFeelsSometimesArtistHateFeltEnjoyPaintingUnderstoodAbstractWowCriedAbstract Painting Author:Jose Parla
“I think artists should define themselves. They should speak about their work and how it relates to society and what's going on in the world.” ThinkingWorldShouldArtistSpeakRelate Author:Jose Parla
“I was a generalist in college. You take a lot of courses to feel out what you're interested in. I really felt web design was too limited for me to interested in it - [instead] I was really into typography.” FeelsCoursesFeltDesignCollegeTypographyWeb DesignGeneralists Author:Jessica Hische
“The awesome thing about lettering - which is different from many forms of art - is that you can actually see your mistakes. There are sophomore mistakes that people do at the beginning that you spot everywhere. For example, a lot of people make 'W's by turning 'M's upside down.” PeopleArtDifferentFormMistakeExampleArt IsSpotsUpside DownSophomoreAwesome Things Author:Jessica Hische
“I always love design but the more I designed for clients, the less I liked the process of designing for them. I do lettering and illustration for money, which clients don't mess with too much and web design for fun.” FunProcessToo MuchDesignMessClientsIllustrationWeb Design Author:Jessica Hische