Scott Lankton - Impressions

~An idea is like a spark, you must do it right away or it may go out. You must act on it.

~How much time it takes to do something is not important, but it is also true that the easy way is hard enough.

~Start to work or play with an idea using whatever materials and resources you have on hand. Use whatever you may have, in the time that you have.

~Make a plan to begin. In the beginning, this is a good way to start. It is not always necessary for everyone. Beginning is the important thing. Plans will change.

~Learn from working, from seeing, learn from the materials- they speak to you and you had best listen.

~ Working is a conversation between the artist and the world, others may participate, or just watch, listen, and enjoy.

~Visit with friends in small groups to have a good meal and talk about art and life. This one is very important. Be positive.

~Pay it forward. Make gifts to friends and strangers. Make the world a little better place.

~Think about projects that bring people together, then make one happen.

~Work with children, teach them that there is a wonder-ful concrete physical world to play in, to be creative in. Show them that making something changes them and the world. It makes a difference.

Scott Lankton