The Miracle of Mediocrity

I mentioned this article in a thread about finding your voice, and It's good enough to go here:

I read the article Utne Reader years ago, called the Miracle of Mediocrity - it is about a group of people who get together to make 'bad art'. I found the article very inspiring. Here are a couple of excerpts from it, but read the whole thing, it's wonderful

“Bad Art is all about conscious, dedicated badness—in community—as a tool of liberation.”

“We inspire one another; if you’re stuck on a prissy little drawing (as I often am) and afraid to make it wild, you can glance at your neighbor’s piece, a riot of tropical color slathered over a cereal box, and immediately feel a dizzying sense of freedom. Professional artists, crafts types, dabblers, and doodlers, all are welcome at the double table. Only boldness counts—and, we say, if you can’t be bold, at least be bad. Doing exactly what we want with art from moment to moment, celebrating impulse, defying the little voice by making mad art-gestures, has had repercussions. “I’m much more likely now to dare to be a bad cook, a bad designer, a bad manager,” says Laurie. “All that means is, I’m more likely to forge ahead, and happily make mistakes, and learn wonderful things from them, in all parts of my life.” ”

Re: The Miracle of Mediocrity

I agree -In fact ,I think it's good enough to go anywhere really. 

I love it, even more important I remember! That's me   …thrashing the brush around as if I was the Zorro of what it means to be an artist. or was me as an art therapy major in college years ago.  Today I remember the sweet sound of breaking rules and this has fueled my passion once again.
Namaste, Syn