Great post, Rev! Infinite creativity is such a gimmick, isn't it? Every medium, even the digital ones, has its own limitations. I think of it as a gift of our embodied existence – the lovely variety in created things! Artists work with particular materials because they have qualities that are best able to express what they are trying to convey. Exactly like you said, knowing your tools is so important.
Great post, Rev! Infinite creativity is such a gimmick, isn't it? Every medium, even the digital ones, has its own limitations. I think of it as a gift of our embodied existence – the lovely variety in created things! Artists work with particular materials because they have qualities that are best able to express what they are trying to convey. Exactly like you said, knowing your tools is so important.
Insightful as always. It's funny I was thinking about getting back into Minecraft when this came across my desk.
Get into wood or leather.
or Chat GPT.....