You Are an Artist Quotes

“Say it with me: I am an artist. I don’t need art supplies, lots of cash, a mind other than the one I currently have, skills other than those I already possess, or a network of influential contacts. I can experience the world thoughtfully and make things to put into it. I am an artist.”
― Sarah Urist Green, You Are an Artist: Assignments to Spark Creation

“Thankfully, art isn’t like the other disciplines. There is no set of knowledge or list of techniques that one can master to become an artist. It’s a state of mind, and it’s a decision. Say it with me: I am an artist. I don’t need art supplies, lots of cash, a mind other than the one I currently have, skills other than those I already possess, or a network of influential contacts. I can experience the world thoughtfully and make things to put into it. I am an artist.”
― Sarah Urist Green, You Are an Artist: Assignments to Spark Creation

“Art assignments are not a novel concept. They are an integral part of early childhood education in many parts of the world and are often the way we first learn about color, pattern, math, science, feelings, and how to be a communicative being in the world.”
― Sarah Urist Green, You Are an Artist: Assignments to Spark Creation

“Making art and being a member of technological life are not mutually exclusive endeavors. As you explore these assignments, I encourage you to use the tools available to you in a way that feels natural, shifting between making things with your hands and using technology to inform, instruct, and circulate your work.”
― Sarah Urist Green, You Are an Artist: Assignments to Spark Creation

“THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN EMPTY SPACE OR AN EMPTY TIME. THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING TO SEE, SOMETHING TO HEAR. IN FACT, TRY AS WE MAY TO MAKE A SILENCE, WE CANNOT.”
― Sarah Urist Green, You Are an Artist: Assignments to Spark Creation

“My hope is that you’ll come to see art as something made by human beings and that you, being human, can make, too. Thankfully, art isn’t like the other disciplines. There is no set of knowledge or list of techniques that one can master to become an artist. It’s a state of mind, and it’s a decision.”
― Sarah Urist Green, You Are an Artist: Assignments to Spark Creation

“These artists were, like you, individuals who looked at the world they faced, used the materials and tools they had, and tried to make something that reflects their experiences.”
― Sarah Urist Green, You Are an Artist: Assignments to Spark Creation

“Artworks can be transporting and transformative, but they are made by people. The individuals who make this stuff are not fundamentally different from any other humans.”
― Sarah Urist Green, You Are an Artist: Assignments to Spark Creation

“My brave and loving children, Henry and Alice, who rightfully resist my art direction and make much cooler things on their own.”
― Sarah Urist Green, You Are an Artist: Assignments to Spark Creation