When the work takes over, then the artist is enabled to get out of the…

Madeleine L'Engle
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When the work takes over, then the artist is enabled to get out of the way, not to interfere. When the work takes over, then the artist listens. ✨ Madeleine L'Engle (2016). Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art, p.22, Convergent Books
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When the work takes over, then the artist is enabled to get out of the way, not to interfere. When the work takes over, then the artist listens. ✨ Madeleine L'Engle (2016). Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art, p.22, Convergent Books

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