Deanne Fitzpatrick » Entries tagged with "mistakes"
don’t be afraid of what your hands can do
Dear Diary, I have been hooking rugs, teaching people about hooking rugs, and writing about the same for twenty years. When you do something for so long, so seriously you’ll really start to believe you know something about it. I think it was Malcolm Gladwell who said after ten thousand hours of doing something you get to be considered an expert. I don’t believe in experts when it comes to art and creativity. In fact I … Read entire article »
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hat and scarf
Dear Diary, Today I was at Flow,a local clothing store downtown that carried organic materials, and she had knit a scarf that doubles as a hat. It was such an inventive little thing I bought it for my winter walks. You wrap it around your neck and pull it up like a hat. The thing is she discovered that it could do this by mistake…just cause she played with when she was dressing a mannequin. It was the best example of what frigging around can do for you…if you let loose and just play who knows what you’ll discover. “Mistakes uncover greatness” , I once read. Albert Einstein said that if you never made a mistake it must be because you never tried anything new…..play to your heart’s content. … Read entire article »
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