Rules for Students and Artists of All Ages

Even if you’re not headed back to school in the next couple of weeks, this is a great time of year to get back in that productive groove. This list by Sister Corita Kent and popularized by John Cage provides great inspiration for artists of all kinds:

Another good one to post above the writing desk.

(image: Brain Pickings)(via swissmiss)

2 thoughts on “Rules for Students and Artists of All Ages

  1. Writer / Mummy says:

    Reblogged this on writermummy and commented:
    Some great rules for writers! I particularly like “Rule 6: Nothing is a mistake. There’s no win and no fail. There’s only make.” And “Rule 7. The only rule is work.”
    Rule 9 is the one I take for myself.

  2. Elizabeth says:

    These are fantastic… I also like Rule 7: The only rule is work. Although when I type it like that, without the context of the rest of the list, it sounds so gloomy!

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