Ah-ha, Exactly!

In my last post I shared a letter I had written which spoke about how I don't want to classify myself as any particular kind of artist. Last night, when reading Mickey Lawler's Skydyes I found this passage:

The label thing is dangerous, because when you're
a 'whatever-your-label-is,' then you have to be a
'whatever' expert. And when you're an expert,
there's no room for error. There's no chance for
discovery. There's no 'anything-is possible'
because the expert has explored all the possibilities
and the expert knows exactly how it should be done.
Gone is the magic. Gone is the spontaneity. Gone is
the mistake that often becomes the best art.

And all I have to say is, "ah-ha, Exactly!" It's so nice to know that someone else feels the same!