“I'm not a very good painter, but I'm learning a lot.”
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I wanted to get to that aesthetic proposition that comes out of learning the human elements of a world, so that those notes and rhythms mean something to you besides just the academic way in which they fall in place.
I enjoyed studying costume, learning about the corsetry and the historical context of fashion. I never had any real intention of being a costume designer.
Also, I'm always learning better and better how to prioritize and how to leave certain things for the next day.
That image of the countryside being a threatening place still exists. People continue to resist the challenge of learning about aspects of life they don't understand.