A Tuesday thought-spark from studio melange.
obstacles are merely challenges by another name
“Simple” was the single guide-star we followed when we started our Two Artists designs. “They should be very, very simple,” we chanted. With the wall of our dining room a vast fluttering field of post-it note phrases, we jumped in, quickly creating images that might illuminate the phrases. I’m a spontaneous-gesture-drawing guy. Kerri’s designs are swift and potent with color. In simplicity we created an obstacle for ourselves. We created a challenge.
Obstacle/challenge creation is what people do! People create obstacles all the time and call them “hobbies.” We humans routinely fabricate wings and run at edges, we aim to solve unsolvable problems and create the unimaginable. Eliminate obstacles and there is no story. Eliminate obstacles and cloudy boredom descends. The absence of obstacles is what makes retirement so daunting for so many. The carefree life is only carefree with a select set of obstacles, a good garden or golf game.
From studio melange on Two Artists Tuesday, we wish for you a healthy selection of happy obstacles.
OBSTACLES MAKE LIFE INTERESTING reminders/merchandise
read Kerri’s blog post about OBSTACLES
kerrianddavid.com
obstacles make life interesting ©️ 2016 david robinson & kerri sherwood
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