Art is What We Call . . .

Spotted Lily, Olbrich Gardens, Madison Wisconsin

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go site “Art is what we call…the thing an artist does.

https://geolatinas.org/8facqg7n6 It’s not the medium or the oil or the price or whether it hangs on a wall or you eat it.

https://www.marineetstamp.com/z1100zrpir9 What matters, what makes it art,
is that the person who made it overcame the resistance,
ignored the voice of doubt and made something worth making.

click Something risky. Something human.”

http://www.mscnantes.org/r4oetan657 ~ Seth Godin

https://www.elevators.com/9xnupgu9 I read Seth Godin’s words this weekend, and thought, “Oh yes, spot on.” This weekend I’ve been working non-stop on a photography project – a project that means a great deal to me on a personal level. It is my hope that the portfolio I’m assembling will also speak to other people. But what really matters, has already taken place. My photographs speak to me, make meaning, explain life.

source url What other people think is interesting, and I am always curious to hear what people truly think about a photograph I take and process. But another person’s opinion won’t change my thoughts. I’ve taken the photo, chosen it, looked at it carefully, even listened to it, and  – this is the biggest discovery – I’ve heard the photo speak to me with love.

https://www.brigantesenglishwalks.com/2lfv39cv It took time, and some learning, but finally, I’ve discovered my opinion about my photograph is the most important opinion. Not to say I don’t want to know what others think. I do, but with a caveat.

https://www.mreavoice.org/gwo4u57bs9 As Seth Godin so astutely said, in the last line of the above quote:

follow url “Art is not in the . . . eye of the beholder.  It’s in the soul of the artist.”

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https://purestpotential.com/ki1fgndg Bo Mackison is a photographer and owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC.  She is currently assembling two portfolios for portfolio reviews — 5 reviewers, 5 reviews, 20 minutes each — for when she attends the Filter Photo Festival in Chicago in October. She is terribly excited about the coming experience!

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  1. click here That’s a brilliant summary of the artistic process – and why it matters. It’s wonderful to see you stretching and growing into this.

  2. Oh…I absolutely love..love..love this post!! Seth Godin is genius..and you’re right there with him – quoting and writing about his inspiring words. I’m right there with you..and can’t wait to see this new portfolio of work that YOU are putting together!!!

  3. Joanne Keevers says

    Seth Godin is a wise man! If you didn’t feel your art, if you didn’t hear it speak to you, then neither would anyone else! It has to begin with you. And it does! 🙂

  4. First: Lovely photo. I like the sharp orange against the blurred pink.
    Second: Interesting quote. How does one know if what I’ve made is worth making?

  5. Wonderful photo, Bo!

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