An artist friend and I were talking about the creative process, as we often do, and she said something I thought was worth noting here.... To paraphrase, she said: 'Every time we make an image, we are creating an opportunity for excellence... When the outcome is average, or even something we consider to be a failure, we need to remember these pieces are pregnant with information which may lead to excellence in pieces that follow.'

After thinking about this a bit, I realized a creative block is simply a fear of not producing excellence.... However, if we do nothing, we don't get the experience of the average pieces which educate and prepare us for our future moments of excellence.