It is the last slide of a presentation I've done at bead societies on design principles and tools. The message of the Dot is for me, two fold.
It's the story of a young artist who thought she had no skills. She was encouraged to put a dot on a piece of paper and then asked to sign it. She went on to draw many dots, large, small, colored and eventually had an exhibition of her dot paintings.
A young boy approached her insisting he couldn't draw at all. She said, just draw a line, now sign it.
For all of those who struggle with the value of our art, and I think we all do at some point, this simple story is about just making your mark, but then and almost more importantly, pay it forward by encouraging someone else to make their mark.
Thank you Lynne you always believed in my mark even when I didn't.
Excellent post. Love those salt and pepper shakers! I think it was NanC Meinhardt who introduced me to this book. It made me cry when she read it to us. Happy tears.
ReplyDeleteI think I must get a copy. This is so wonderful!! Thank you for sharing the gift from your friend, and for making many dots yourself!! xxxx
ReplyDeletehopefully someday I will make many dots and lines like you!
ReplyDeleteI was one who thought I had no artistic talent. My good friend showed me that I could paint ceramics quite well. A co-worker loaned me her 35mm camera for a weekend and told me just to 'go shoot pics' and I enjoy doing that. I'd done some beading in the '70s and knew I could learn the new techniques and I love them. I love your post.
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A wonderful end to a wonderful talk! Thanks so much for speaking for us this weekend :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for this great post.
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