One side of the line says, “I’m an artist, I’m okay with the pain, I commit to the strategy, I will make a ruckus.” The other side says, “Hide me.” I believe the line is an essential tool—it grounds us and gives us the leverage to figure out where to go next (and helps us get there). If your bias is to hide, then making art will always feel like an elusive goal, a temporary detour. On the other hand, once you’ve crossed over and agreed to live this life, then the only way to deal with art is to make more art.
