Branch Talk
The value and joy of pushing ourselves.
With a roughly carved branch in hand
we slow down, feel and
let the conversation unfold
Critiquing competition while simultaneously reinforcing it
The desire to sustain the wanting self
What kind of artistic life was I hoping for
A life structure that refuses to choose between career and family
Vitality arising from cracks
Things that can be acknowledged because we pushed too far
Differences in methods shaped by individual philosophies
A life that moves the hands again rather than staying with tragedy
Self-trust built from the accumulation of routines lived as a callingpetition, yet reinforcing it