Tammy Holmes's Key Ideas from The Creative Act
by Rick Rubin

"In Japanese pottery, there's an artful form of repair called kintsugi. When a piece of ceramic pottery breaks, rather than trying to restore it to its original condition, the artesian accentuates the fault by using gold to fill the crack. This beautifully draws the attention to where the work was broken, creating a golden vein. Instead of the flaw diminishing the work, it becomes the focal point, an area of both physical and aesthetic strength. The scar also tells the story of the piece, chronicling its past experience."

"Sometimes disengaging is the best way to engage."

"Listening without prejudice is how we grow and learn as people."

"Try  to experience everything as if for the first time."

"Failure is the information you need to get where you're  going."

"Art has the power to snap us out of our transfixion, open our minds to what's possible, and reconnect with the eternal energy that moves through all things.

"Self-awareness is a transcendence.  An abandonment of ego.  A letting go."