“Studio Advice from Animals 1. Be a sponge: Absorb as much as you can from everyone and everything around you. 2. Be a hawk: Look around! Observe and pay attention to things big and small. 3. Be a squirrel: Gather up all the acorns you can find and store them away; you never know when you might hit a dry spell. You can also drop a few into your work for careful lookers. 4. Be a wolf: Find and protect your pack. Trusted art colleagues are our most precious resource. 5. Be a sloth: Patience and rest are necessary and underrated components of a studio practice. 6. Be a goldfish: Let things go. Don’t hang on to bad reviews or bad ideas. 7. Be a platypus: Defy categorization. 8. Be an ant: Punch above your weight and waste nothing. 9. Be a camel: Keep going, even when it’s hard and conditions are not ideal. 10. Be a honey badger: Don’t give a s#*% about what other people think and just make the work.”
— Melissa Joseph, BOMB Magazine | Absorb As Much As You Can
