world renowned architect frank gehry said in the documentary sketches of frank gehry (an excellent documentary by sydney pollack about gehry but also about creative process), "what's exciting to me is the process."
ahhh, the process. as creatives, artists, engagers in living, we know it well. at our best, we embrace it with all its inherent glories and frights. much like life.
it occurs to me that like food made with love, which tastes the best, projects where the artists love the process translate into the a-ha or resonant experience with the audience. when a painting or building or photograph or movie or meal takes our breath away, ignites a tingling in our soul, belabors our gaze, i bet the artist loved the process of creating.
extrapolating from that, a life lesson. if we are excited by the process, the sum of our days, our life, will be of unique beauty, enjoyable by us, each our own creator of life. with each day, follow what makes our hearts trip and our feet skip. when do the corners of our mouths turn up? where does the laugh come bubbling forth, our eyes sparkle? embrace, honor, heed, explore that!
