These two collages were created by Sae Kimura. The top one was made on Tuesday at the gallery.
Because it was made there she felt that she had to finish it in the time we were working together.
On Wednesday morning we had a very long conversation about process and my mandate that
the piece is not done until you love it. She informed me that she was not satisfied with the
collage that she had made so I suggested that she make a photo copy of the collage,
take it apart and continue with it, not stopping until she was satisfied. The result is the lower collage.
It seems to me that there are moments in any creative process when it doesn't appear that it is coming together in a way that resonates.
It is easy to give up at that point but if you stay then you are challenged to be truly creative in the way you resolve it.
It is exciting to observe happening, as it moves towards completion.