“There comes a point when the paint doesn't feel like paint. I don't know why. Some mysterious thing happens. I think you have all experienced it... What counts is that the paint should really disappear, otherwise it's craft.” ThinkingKnowsFeelsShouldHappensPaintDisappearThings HappenMysteriousCraftsMysterious Things Author:Philip Guston
“No matter how much creativity goes into it, cooking is an art. Or perhaps I should say a craft. It abides by absolute rules, physics, chemistry, etc. and that means that unless you understand the science you cannot reach the art. We're not talking about painting here. Cooking's more like engineering. I happen to think that there is great beauty in great engineering.” ThinkingShouldMeanArtMatterHappensTalkingCreativityPaintingAbsolutesCookingPhysicsCraftsEtcChemistryEngineeringNot Talking Author:Alton Brown
“If you loved everything you were writing, you would be deluding yourself or a complete and absolute narcissist. It's not about liking what you write, it's about improving with every word, little by little, exploring your craft, becoming the artist you hope to be one day. And you can only do that by working at it every day. It doesn't happen overnight, it doesn't happen over a weekend, it is a lifelong pursuit.” IfsWritingLittlesBookHappensWould BeArtistBecomingOne DayAbsolutesPursuitCraftsComicWeekendComic BookExploringImprovingLifelongNarcissist Author:Brian Michael Bendis
“art happens. It happens when you have the craft and the vocation and are waiting for something else, something extra, or maybe not waiting; in any case it happens. It's the extra rabbit coming out of the hat, the one you didn't put there.” ArtHappensWaitingCasesCraftsExtrasHatsComing OutVocationRabbitsWaiting For Something Book:Second words: selected critical prose Source: Second words: selected critical prose