per the post below.
1) someone sent me this in a private email:
I googled "what is the point of art?" got many LONG and philosophical and
psychological writings, boring.
Until:
Paul Klee (artist) said: "I make art so I won't cry."
Enough for me. Enough said. Says it all. A valid endeavor, to not cry. The
world needs lots of people who aren't crying. We should all be not crying, by
whatever means it takes. Religion, art - any means.
that was good.
2) i notice that i get responses (privately and in post below and many other times) that assure me that i'm doing something valid and worthy because i am taking 'junk' and making something out of it. i appreciate that. but this morning it really hit me that we shouldn't HAVE to validate ourselves. that is part of the problem with our society right now that makes (me/ us) sick i think. that we feel so damn guilty for doing anything if we aren't saving the planet. i've been brain…