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Siobhan Fitzgerald's avatar

Happy coincidence! I just posted Sr Corita’s rules in my hallway this past week, so that every time I leave the house a different rule pops out at me. They’re such nice, relaxing reminders. Great idea to add your own!

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Rebecca Armstrong's avatar

I love that you have them in your hall. I might have to copy, ahem, take inspiration from you 😝

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Siobhan Fitzgerald's avatar

Copy away!

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Sue Kittow's avatar

What a great set of rules! I did art A level tho I never went to art college or uni, but I would have loved those. Something for everyone there 😊

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Susanna Crossman's avatar

Love this! The ten rules are excellent. When I was a Drama student, I did a course on ‘creative acting’, which still informs my writing/working/clinical art-therapy practice today.

It was all about play, making before analyzing, Schiller’s Watchers at The Gate, and holding on to that lightness.

I wrote about it here: https://aeon.co/essays/play-is-cathartic-allowing-people-to-sit-with-their-shadows

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Rebecca Armstrong's avatar

Oooh can’t wait to read it, thank you for sharing

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Rachael Pells's avatar

I love these rules, and looks like I'm not the only one! Feel like they are applicable to many careers and areas of life x

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Bonnie Radcliffe's avatar

I LOVE these rules! I want to print them out and stick them on the walls everywhere I go! Also, a few years ago I was with you on charcoal, BUT have you seen the work of Kate Boucher? She’s now one of my favourite artists. I’ve done a couple of her courses and she applies it mostly with a rag, gently building layers. It’s almost meditative!

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Gabriela Blandy's avatar

This was such a gorgeous read, Rebecca! I loved what you said about sharing: ‘…from the very start of each piece of work, I need to think about how I’m going to share what I make. In what context do I want it to be seen, what do I want it to convey? It may not be very rock’n’roll but art isn't made in a vacuum, and it won't be seen in one, either.’ This really resonates with me.

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Davin Trail-Risk's avatar

It’s interesting how different rule sets can both free and trap depending on the person making. Your rule about examining the eventual “shared” state of what you could make would stop me dead in my tracks.

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Rebecca Armstrong's avatar

Yes, I can see how that is quite track-stopping. I guess that I’m currently in the baby pool of art-making, so hopefully I can show off my doggy paddle in a safe space

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Davin Trail-Risk's avatar

Sometimes the best part of art making is tapping into a baby state if only temporarily. Sounds like a strength.

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