Re: I don't worry about it too much

Posted by Kenzi on November 24, 1999 at 18:01:02:

In Reply to: I don't worry about it too much posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on November 24, 1999 at 04:54:39:

: In the long view, I don't recommend worrying overmuch about artistic
: integrity. It's a bit of an intellectual wind-up. Just do what
needs
: done.

: Think of art as more like nursing a child. If you take perfect
care
: of your body, and stay loving and calm, whenever the baby cries, the
: milk lets down perfectly, the child is fed, grows, and that's
beyond
: magic. If you take perfect care of yourself, perfect your craft,
and
: stay loving, attentive and calm, whatever henna you do, for
whatever
: person, is perfectly done. Like a child dancing. Like a flower
: blooming. Like a cat purring. No effort. Just calm, joyous and
: attentive response to the situation at hand. No pretension. No
: intellectualization. Just perfect henna.

THAT is the essense of intention...i think you hit the nail on the
head. Not an intellectual construct or exercise, just genuine
attention to your craft and the person in front of you.

Do you find there are times when you have to henna and don't feel that
joy and attentiveness? If so, what do y

Follow-ups:

• Re: I don't worry about it too much Catherine Cartwright Jones 19:38:03 11/24/99 (1)
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