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Chaos vs. Order in the Artistic Process

   In my art I use a lot of stuff, and by stuff I mean paper, beads, canvas, leather, wood, clay, and of course the requisite dried slices of acrylic paint. I have a wonderful work area devoted to  jewelry making, and as soon as I sit down at my work table I can  dive right in to the work of making new pieces. In the artistic process  there tends to be much shuffling of stuff. It is easy to  get so involved in this process that the work area  becomes a chaotic mess of stuff.      There comes a time in my work process that I simply need to  stop, put everything back in order,  and start up again.  Curiously, I  find that this brief time of  setting things back in order is also the time when I get my best ideas and  inspiration. It’s like getting a breath of fresh air. Once that occurs, I am eager to dive in and start the  work all over again.      I know artis...