Wise words from Lyric Kinard

Introducing Lyric Kinard! Lyric is a textile artist from North Carolina in The USA.  She is such an inspiration.  I wanted to share with you today her monthly newsletter sent into my inbox this morning.  It touched a chord in me this morning. If you sign up to her newsletter or go onto her website http://www.lyrickinard.com/ she also has a very comprehensive list of shows to enter each month and her teaching schedule  for the year.

Find Joy, Be Inspired, Create Beauty When you've got it, you've got it. When you haven't, you begin again. All the rest is humbug. Eduard Manet One doggedly determined step at a time. There are things we do each day that make us who we are as people and especially, as artists. We walk to stay fit, we speak kindly to show love, we observe and sketch and develop our techniques to achieve mastery. None of these outcomes can be achieved overnight. Each of them takes daily practice. When we sit down day after day and keep grinding, something mysterious starts to happen... Unseen forces enlist in our cause; serendipity reinforces our purpose. Steven Pressfield It's the work you've already done that invites future inspiration.Sometimes you can get a burst of energy and you feel yourself literally running up the mountain. Sometimes making art comes in a massive burst of inspiration and out pops a masterpiece. But guess what? Only a well conditioned athlete will get that unexpected burst of energy and be able to run uphill. Only an artist who is already well versed in the techniques of her trade can easily translate that sudden burst of inspiration into a great work of art. What small daily practice will prepare you for your own burst of inspiration? ~Lyric Lyric Kinard, Artist, Author, and educator, can be found at www.LyricKinard.com You can sign up for her monthly newsletter here. © 2013 Lyric Montgomery Kinard. All rights reserved.