From Craft to Art
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FROM CRAFT TO ART
To learn a craft–
no matter which one–
is to kneel before its altar,
to hold the humble tools
as if they were relics—
the thread, the chisel, the brush—
each demanding obedience.
You begin
by copying the pulse of others,
hands stiff with reverence,
breath caught
between imitation and awe.
But time teaches you rebellion:
how to unbutton the pattern,
let the rules unravel,
until what remains is motion,
not method—
a quiet knowing,
where the hand
no longer serves the lesson,
but how to let in
the light behind it.
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Crafted this one for those crafty codgers over at DVerse Poets
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Chris, exactly! Like Bjorn said in his poem, time is essential, practice practice practice and art will come with it, letting its light shine <3
ReplyDeleteThis is great, you effectively capture the essence of mastering a craft, encouraging a deep relationship between the artist and their medium🙌
ReplyDeleteI particularly enjoy the last two lines, “ but how to let in / the light behind it.” When I was learning illustration, emulation was the prevailing method. Once I got to a certain level of mastery, I then started pushing back, doing my own thing as you depict so well in your poem. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteYour poem is gorgeous ... a joy to read.
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